SII Covovax gets DCGI emergency use nod for 12 to 18 year olds
Covovax is the fourth vaccine to receive EUA from DCGI for use among adolescents 12 and older.;
Pune: Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII) and Novavax, Inc. have recently announced that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Novavax' protein-based COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged ≥12 to <18 years in India.
The vaccine, also known as NVX-CoV2373, is manufactured and marketed in India by SII under the brand name Covovax and is the first protein-based vaccine authorized for use in this age group in India.
"We're proud of this first approval in adolescents given the efficacy and safety that our data show in this population, and that our COVID-19 vaccine will provide an alternative protein-based vaccine option for individuals 12 years of age and older in India," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "We hope that this authorization of our COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents is the first of many worldwide so that families have an additional choice built on a well-understood platform used in other vaccines for decades."
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