Read more about Govt outlines vaccine schedule, says effect begins 14 days after first jab on Business Standard. India will launch its Covid-19 vaccination drive from January 16 with priority to be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers
Four More COVID-19 Vaccines Being Developed: Health Ministry Four More COVID-19 Vaccines Being Developed: Health Ministry Elaborating further, Mr Bhushan said Zydus Cadilla completed Phase 2 clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine in December and has been granted approval for Phase 3.
India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16 (Representational)
New Delhi:
Four more COVID-19 vaccines are being developed and their manufacturers may approach the drug controller for emergency use authorisation, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Zydus Cadila, Sputnik V, Biological E and Gennova are other vaccines that are currently in an advanced clinical trials stage in India.
NEW DELHI: As India is all set to start the biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive from January 16, the health experts working at several Delhi-NCR hospitals have termed it as a great achievement and are hopeful of a positive outcome.
The experts said that India has experienced a massive vaccination drive but there is a need to ensure the proper arrangements for a smooth vaccination drive which will help in removing the fear of Covid-19.
Dr Shuchin Bajaj, Founder and Director, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals, New Delhi said that country is looking forward to vaccinate about 300 million people by the end of August.