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Covaxin demand grows among Indians after efficacy results
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Covaxin generated excellent safety data, says Bharat Biotech. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 9 : As India s vaccination drive against Covid-19 gathers momentum, the clouds of initial hesitancy about receiving Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, has now cleared, raising demand and acceptability of the country s first indigenous vaccine against the disease.
While a major boost to the vaccine s acceptability came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of the vaccine earlier this month, the publication of efficacy results gave the vaccine another shot in the arm.
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