COVAXIN India’s first corona vaccine ready for trial on humans
Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully made the Corona virus vaccine COVAXIN. Human Trial on humans will begin from July this year, for which the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given consent for the first and second phases.
India’s major weapon in the war against the Corona virus has become ready. The country’s leading vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully made the Corona virus vaccine COVAXIN. The trial of this vaccine on humans will start from July, for which the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given consent for the first and second phases.
India’s first Covid-19 vaccine
The India-based biotech company at Hyderabad said that it has successfully developed India’s first vaccine for Kovid-19 in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV).
The trial will start from July
The company said that this vaccine will start trial on humans from the month of July. A statement issued by the company said that the SARS-COV-2 strain was isolated at the NIV in Pune and transferred to Bharat Biotech.
Prepared at Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad
The domestic, inactivated vaccine has been developed and produced at Bharat Biotech’s BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) High Containment Facility located in Genome Valley, Hyderabad. Human clinical trials are scheduled to begin across India soon.
DCGI, Health Ministry’s green signal
The Drug Controller General of India, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have given permission to start the Phase 1 and Phase 2 human clinical trials. Prior to this, the company had submitted the results obtained from preclinical studies.
What is the human trial of a vaccine?
To fight any disease one has to go through several stages before producing the vaccine. The vaccine is first tested in a lab. After this comes the number of tests on animals. Even after being found successful and safe, the vaccine is tested on human trials.
Also 3 stages in human trials
Human Trial also has 3 stages. Firstly testing involves a few people. After this, the number of people is more in the next phase. In this, it is seen through control groups whether the vaccine is safe or not. The third and final phase determines how much of the vaccine dose will be effective in protecting against the virus.
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