COVID-19 Vaccine: Odisha CM Congratulates Bharat Biotech for SEC Recommendation on Covaxin for Emergency Use

By The Newsroom Network On Jan 3, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Bharat Biotech as Covaxin vaccine is recommended by Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 for emergency use authorisation in India.

“Congratulate @Bharat Biotech as ‘Covaxin’ vaccine is recommended by Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on #COVID19 for emergency use authorisation in India. This will strengthen the vaccination effort for entire country”, the Chief Minister tweeted.

Congratulate @BharatBiotech as ‘Covaxin’ vaccine is recommended by Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on #COVID19 for emergency use authorisation in India. This will strengthen the vaccination effort for entire country.

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 3, 2021

The Hyderabad-based pharma firm has joined hands with the ICMR to develop India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine – Covaxin.

Covaxin has become the second vaccine to be recommended for restricted emergency use from the government-appointed expert panel in India.

The expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Saturday recommended Covaxin to be granted restricted emergency use in India.