India Currently has three vaccines in different phases of clinical testing for Covid-19

India currently has three Indian Covid-19 vaccines that are in different phases of clinical testing. Said by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday in New Delhi. Dr. Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR said – “At the present moment, we have three Indian vaccines which are in different phases of clinical testing. The 2 vaccines- Bharat Biotech vaccine and DNA vaccine of Zydus Cadila have completed phase 1 and will begin phase 2 while third is Oxford vaccine.”

He added – “Oxford vaccine, being manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII) got approval for phase 2 and 3 clinical trials, which are starting within a week at 17 sites.”Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Health Ministry said the actual caseload of Covid-19 in the country today is 5,86,298 as more than 1.2 million people have already recovered. Social distancing and proper hygiene are suggested as the best vaccine available now and even after by Dr. Bhargava. 

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Updated By Drishti Badole

News Source Mumbai Mirrors