Permission granted to CMC Vellore to mix vaccine doses for research study: Dr V K Paul - DCGI has approved a proposal from the CMC Vellore to carry out trials on the mixed use of COVID-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin in people.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given the approval to conduct a study on mixing of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines. The step has been taken to boost the mass vaccination drive against the coronavirus across the nation.
While India has reported a total of 1 lakh breakthrough Covid-19 infections, Kerala alone has recorded over 40,000 cases, raising concerns of a new variant spreading.