The US Food and Drug Administration which has put on hold the phase 2/ 3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, in USA, has lifted the pause, according to a statement issued by Ocugen Inc, Bharat Biotech's partner for the jab in USA and Canada.

"We're extremely pleased that we can proceed with our clinical trials for Covaxin our whole virus inactivated Covid-19 vaccine candidate. The need for delivering an additional, differentiated vaccine option, we believe, remains a priority," Dr Shankar Musunuri, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Ocugen Inc said.