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India permits use of Sputnik-V vax in emergency situations
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New Delhi, April 13 : After Covishield and Covaxin, India on Tuesday granted permission to inject the third Covid-19 vaccine Gam-COVID-Vac combined vector vaccine, popularly called Sputnik-V, in emergency situations.
The Drugs Controller General India (DCGI) gave its nod for the emergency use of the vaccine based on recommendations of the the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) and careful consideration, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHF) said on Tuesday. After detailed deliberation the SEC recommended for grant of permission for restricted use of Sputnik-V in emergency situations subject to various regulatory provisions, the MoHF said.