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Submit results on Covavax adult trials first: Govt panel to SII on kids' trials
Updated On: 01 July, 2021 12:00 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The CEO of Pune-based SII, Adar Poonawalla, had in March this year said that the trials for 'Covavax', the Covid-19 vaccine developed by US-based vaccine manufacturer Novavax, have begun in India, and added that he is hoping the vaccine launch will take place by September this year
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An expert panel constituted by the government has recommended against granting permission to the Serum Institute of India (SII) to conduct phase two and three clinical trials of Covavax Covid-19 vaccine on children aged between 2-17 years, said sources on Thursday.
According to the sources, the government panel has asked the Institute to complete trials on adults first.
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