Vaccine for Children : Serum Institute of India to start clinical trials of Novavax covid-19 vaccine for children.
As per the official reports the trial of Novavax covid-19 vaccine to be started in the month of July. It is a Vaccine for Children developed by Serum Institute of India.
The Serum Institute of India (SII) hopes to start the clinical trials of Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine 'Covovax' on children in July. This will be the fourth coronavirus vaccine to undergo a clinical trial for children in the country.
"Covovax trials finally begin in India; the vaccine is made through a partnership with @Novavax and @SerumInstIndia. It has been tested against African and UK variants of #COVID19 and has an overall efficacy of 89%. Hope to launch by September 2021!," SII CEO Adar Poonawalla had announced on Twitter.
The Indian Government is also keen on the Pune-based vaccine manufacturer starting a trial of the Covovax vaccine in children soon, NITI Aayog member health Dr VK Paul has said.
"As you know, they (Serum Institute) are conducting a bridging trial already, which is in advanced stages of completion... We hope they will complete the trial on schedule, and also hoping that they would also start in good time trials in children," the NITI Aayog member has said, adding that it is time to start the trial in paediatric population without delay.
Novavax, in a statement, had said that the vaccine candidate 'NVX-CoV2373' showed strong efficacy against the coronavirus in a large trial.
Lets Hope for now that a vaccine for children gets approved. Till then Stay Safe, Stay Home.
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