NEW DELHI, Apr 13: With an aim to expand the basket of COVID-19 vaccines and enhance the pace of inoculation in India, the Central Government today said it has decided to fast-track emergency approvals for all coronavirus jabs that have been given a similar nod by the World Health Organization or regulators in the United States, Europe, Britain or Japan.
The move is significant as it may make available several vaccines, including those made by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, in India with certain conditions.
The first 100 beneficiaries of such foreign vaccines shall be assessed for seven days for safety outcomes before they are rolled out for further immunization programme within the country, the Union Health Ministry said.
Terming it a significant development and a liberal regulatory step that will increase the access to vaccines manufactured outside, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul said, “we hope and we invite vaccine makers such as Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson and Johnson and others…To be ready to come to India as early as possible.”(PTI)
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