Four COVID-19 vaccine candidates in human trial stage, one in pre-clinical stage, govt tells Rajya Sabha
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Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said 'Mission COVID Suraksha — the Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission' was announced.
Four COVID-19 vaccine candidates are at different stages of human trials while one, developed by Genique Life Sciences, is in the advanced pre-clinical stage, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Singh said Cadila Healthcare Ltd's DNA-based vaccine candidate is in phase three clinical trial. It has also submitted the interim data for emergency use authorisation. Biological E Ltd's vaccine candidate is also in phase three clinical trial.More Related News
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