India’s Serum Institute applies for full approval of Covishield vaccine

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A healthcare worker reacts as she receives a dose of Covishield, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, during one of the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in Odisha, India, January 16, 2021. — Reuters pic
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A healthcare worker reacts as she receives a dose of Covishield, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, during one of the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in Odisha, India, January 16, 2021. — Reuters pic

BENGALURU, Dec 31 — Serum Institute Of India has applied to the country’s drug regulator and the health ministry for full approval of its Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, the company’s chief executive said on Friday.

Serum Institute, which produces AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine under the brand name Covishield, has supplied more than 1.25 billion doses of the shot in India.

The Indian government now has enough data to consider a full market authorisation, Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla said on

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Serum Institute, which is also the world’s biggest vaccine maker, was granted approval for emergency use of Covishield in India at the beginning of the year.

The country’s inoculation drive so far has been dominated by Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s inactivated vaccine Covaxin.

Serum Institute has nearly quadrupled its monthly capacity of AstraZeneca’s shots to as many as 240 million doses and is prepared to export “large volumes” from January, Poonawalla told Reuters in October. — Reuters

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