Covid-19 vaccines for India gets final approval by drug regulator

New Delhi, Jan 03: Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr VG Somani on Sunday announced formal emergency use approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech Covid-19 vaccines.

Covid-19 vaccines- COVAXIN and COVISHIELD have been cleared for restricted use in emergency situation, DCGI, V G Somani said. "The vaccines will be administered in two dosages and Cadila will have three dosages ," Somani added.

The Subject Expert Committee had recommended both vaccines for approval in the last two days.

The process for the final approval is expected to be a formality given the urgency for a vaccine in the country with the highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world after the United States.