Covid-19 vaccine Covovax now available for children in India : Poonawalla

Prakash Kumar Singh, the director for government and regulatory affairs at the Serum Institute of India (SII), recently wrote to the Centre, seeking that Covovax be included in the immunisation programme for children aged 12 to 17.


Children from 12 to 17 years old in India can now receive the Covid-19 vaccination Covovax from the Serum Institute of India (SII), according to the pharma company's SEO Adar Poonawalla. "In India, Covovax (@Novavax) is now accessible for youngsters. Poonawalla tweeted, "This is the first vaccine manufactured in India that is also available in Europe and has an efficacy of > 90%."

He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his objective of providing children with a new vaccine. He went on to say, "This is in keeping with Shri Narendramodi Ji's aim of providing yet another vaccine to protect our children."



In India, Covovax (@Novavax) is now available for youngsters. This is the only vaccination made in India that is sold in Europe and has a 90 percent effectiveness rate. Shri Narendramodi Ji's objective of providing yet another vaccine to protect our children is reflected in this. 

May 3, 2022 — Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla)



Covovax is the company's second Covid-19 vaccine, after Covishield, which is the most extensively used dose in the country. Covovax was licenced for emergency use in adults by the DCGI on December 28, and it was approved for emergency use in children aged 12 and up by the DCGI in March of this year, making it the fourth Covid vaccine allowed for emergency use in this age group.

Covovax was recently approved by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) for inclusion in the government's vaccination programme for children aged 12 and up. Covovax is currently available at private centres, according to news agency PTI, and a provision for it has been provided on the CoWIN webpage. A dose of Covovax will set you back $900 plus GST, plus a $150 hospital service fee. Biological E's intramuscular vaccine Corbevax is being used to vaccinate children aged 12 to 14, while Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is used to vaccinate children aged 15 to 18 at government vaccination centres.

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