India approved AstraZeneca and its own company for emergency use of two corona vaccines

Approved among 3 phases of Barat Biotech… “I’m proud of the vaccine made in India”

(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Correspondent Seong Hye-mi = The Indian government officially announced approval for the emergency use of two new coronavirus infectious diseases (Corona 19) vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and their own company Barat Biotech respectively.

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Rehearsal of COVID-19 vaccine supply in Adalaj, India

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The Indian Drug Administration (DCGI) held a press conference on the 3rd, and Covishield, a British AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the local vaccine company Serum Institute (SII), and Covishield, a vaccine developed by Barat Biotech. It said that it has approved the emergency use of

“The efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine is 70.42%, and the Barat Biotech vaccine provides a safe and strong immune response,” he added. “Both types of vaccines are approved for limited use in emergency situations.”

Both vaccines approved for emergency use are inoculated twice and stored at 2-8 degrees.

India, which is called “the world’s pharmacy,” was meant for the first use of its own developed COVID-19 vaccine, local media such as Times of India reported.

Barat Biotech, an Indian company, developed its own vaccine in partnership with the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR).

India’s Serum Institute, which has the world’s largest vaccine production facility, has pre-produced 50 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Corona 19 vaccine so that it can be distributed immediately when an emergency use permit is issued.

AstraZeneca vaccine was completed up to phase 3 in India, but Barat Biotech’s vaccine was completed up to phase 2, and urgent use was approved during phase 3 from mid-November.

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**Prime Minister Modi “Made in India Vaccine”**

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter that “approving for emergency use of the vaccine will be a decisive turning point in the active fight (with Corona),” and “Congratulations to India, congratulations to the hard-working scientists and innovators.”

“The fact that two types of vaccines approved for emergency use are made in India will make all Indians proud.” .

In addition, in India, Pfizer of the United States has applied for urgent use of the Corona 19 vaccine, and more than nine companies have started developing and producing the vaccine.

“India is probably the only country with more than four vaccines ready,” said India’s Minister of Information and Communication, Prakash Javadekar the day before.

India will begin vaccinating soon after approval of the emergency use of two vaccines.

The number of priority vaccination targets set by the Indian government is about 300 million people, including medical staff, police, soldiers, and people in their 50s or older.

The cumulative number of corona 19 confirmed cases in India was 18,000,177 added on the same day, with a cumulative 13233,000, and 217 deaths were added to a cumulative 149,000.

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