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Economic Times | 12 May, 2021 | 08.34AM IST
Covid Live Updates: Bharat Biotech's Covaxin recommended by expert panel for phase II/III clinical trials on 2 to 18 year-olds
The Subject Expert Committee on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization deliberated upon Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's application seeking permission to conduct phase II/III clinical trials to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of Covaxin jabs in children aged 2 to 18 years.
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