Bharat Biotech concludes Covaxin s final analysis; claims 77.8% efficacy in phase-3 trial
Sharing the final phase-3 pre-print data on medRxiv, Bharat Biotech claimed that Covaxin provides 65.2% protection against the Delta variant, which is currently the dominant COVID-19 strain in India Bharat Biotech on Saturday announced that Covaxin has been found to be 77.8% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 BusinessToday.In
Updated Jul 03, 2021, 8:42 AM IST
Bharat Biotech said early on Saturday that it has concluded the final analysis for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin as part of phase-3 clinical trials.
Sharing the final phase-3 pre-print data on medRxiv, the Hyderabad-based pharma company claimed that its indigenous jab demonstrates an overall efficacy of 77.8% against symptomatic infection.
Covaxin has received emergency use authorizations in 16 countries, Bharat Biotech said.
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The vaccine offers 65.2 per cent protection against Delta variant
Phase 3 trials were conducted on 130 symptomatic Covid patients
New Delhi:
Bharat Biotech s Covaxin is overall 77.8 per cent effective against Covid, the vaccine maker said today in a statement, citing the data from the third phase of clinical trials. The data, however, is yet to be peer-reviewed.
The vaccine offers 65.2 per cent protection , it said, against the rapidly emerging Delta variant.
It was also found to be 93.4 per cent effective against severe symptomatic COVID-19, the company said.
Covaxin is a whole virus inactivated vaccine against SARS-CoV2, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with ICMR and NIV Pune.
Phase 3 trial: Covaxin 77.8% effective against symptomatic COVID-19, 65.2% against Delta Variant
The vaccine demonstrated 93.4% efficacy against severe symptomatic cases company said. The results are based on the evaluation of 130 confirmed cases. (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: Jul 3, 2021, 11:11 AM IST
Hyderabad-based Bharat biotech s Covaxin has been found to be 77.8% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 in its phase 3 clinical trials. It also showed 65.2% efficacy against the Delta Plus variant. The results are based on the evaluation of 130 confirmed cases.
The indigenously developed vaccine demonstrated 93.4% efficacy against severe symptomatic COVID-19, the company claimed.
The safety analysis demonstrated that adverse events reported post-vaccination were similar for Covaxin and the placebo. Twelve percent of subjects experienced commonly known side effects and less than 0.5% of subjects felt serious adverse events.