Coronavirus Vaccine in India: Under the agreement signed through the Serum Institute of India (SII), founded in Pune, the phase of human clinical trials for Covishield of Oxford will begin today in India. The trial, which will help immunogenicity and protection of the vaccine candidate, will begin at Bharati Vidyapeeth Hospital and Medical College in Pune in healthy adults. Earlier this month, the Serum Institute of India partnered with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to manufacture Oxford’s COVID-19 candidate vaccine.
Citing Prakash Kumar Singh, Additional Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, SII, news firm PTI reported that the company had obtained all approvals from the Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) and that it is expected that the rehearsals are held from August 25. He said the manufacturing of vaccines in India is consistent with India’s corporate philosophy and purpose of creating an “AatmaNirbhar” country and will supply a coronavirus vaccine to Indians.
It should be noted that the Indian General Drug Controller (DCGI) gave the Serum Institute of India a green signal on 3 August for phase II and III human clinical trials of the candidate Oxford COVID vaccine. 19 in the country. The resolution was taken as a regulatory reaction due to the accumulation of coronavirus cases in India. In addition, trials are expected to be conducted at 17 decided sites. Places decided for Covishield trials include AIIMS Delhi, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS) in Patna, BJ Medical College in Pune, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, Nehru Hospital in Gorakhpur, AIIMS- Jodhpur, Andhra Medical College in Visakhapatnam with JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research at Mysore. More than 1,600 people over the age of 18 will participate in these trials.
The report noted that the initial effects of the first two stages of Covishield tests conducted at sites in the United Kingdom indicated an appropriate protection profile.
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