CORBEVAX Vaccine for Children

Corbevax becomes the third India-made vaccine that may be available for use in children.

Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E. Limited has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct further trials of its vaccine Corbevax on children and adolescents.

Highlights:

♦ The Drugs Controller General of India approved Biological E to perform two clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate Corbevax.

♦ with this, the local drugmaker can start a mid-term study of the Covid-19 vaccine for children and adolescents.

♦ The Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company has received approval to perform Phase 2 & 3 clinical trials of its anti-Covid injection called Corbevax, which is suitable for children aged 5 to 18 with certain conditions.

♦ After the recommendations from the Subject Expert Committee, the permission has been approved by Biological E.

♦ The central government has paid Biological E an advance payment of 15 billion rupees for the purchase of 30 crore  for the Covid-19 vaccine