The US partner for Bharat Biotechs Covid-19 vaccine, Ocugen, said that it would pursue submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for the jab, instead of seeking Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) as originally planned.
A day after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied approval for emergency use of Covaxin, actors Vir Das and Konkona Sen Sharma have tweeted their concern, as they took the first shot of Covaxin a few weeks ago. Vir Das tweeted, "Took the first available vaccine which was #covaxin by @BharatBiotech @SuchitraElla and now it appears both their FDA approval and WHO approval will take a lot longer than anticipated. Their data is still due..
The US FDA has denied approval for emergency use of Covaxin. The COVID vaccine developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech had been asked for additional data, biopharmaceutical Ocugen.