WHO decision on Covaxin EUA in September

A top vaccines official at the World Health Organization says the agency expects to make a decision in September on an emergency use authorisation for the Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine made by Bharat B

A top vaccines official at the World Health Organization says the agency expects to make a decision in September on an emergency use authorisation for the Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine made by Bharat Biotech, a shot that has yet to be authorised by any Western regulatory authorities. Mariangela Simao, a WHO Assistant Director-General for vaccines, says the UN health agency’s assessment of the Bharat Biotech vaccine was “quite advanced” and officials hoped for a decision by mid-September. Few studies have been published on the shot. Indian researchers have yet to share any advanced research about the vaccine, which has been authorised and used in India.