The Drug Controller General of India on Friday gave approval to Bharat Biotech to conduct phase-3 trials for its Covid-19 intra-nasal vaccine (BBV154), sources said. The trials would evaluate the nasal vaccine for both the two-dose primary schedule and also to use as booster dose schedule, they said.
BBV154 (nasal covid vaccine) has received approval for phase-3 clinical trials. The trials will evaluate BBV154 nasal vaccine for both the two-dose primary schedule and booster dose schedule, the sources said. An intra-nasal vaccine would not only be simple to administer but also reduce the use of needles and syringes, among others. It would also impact the overall cost of a vaccination drive, chairman of Bharat Biotech Krishna Ella had said.
(With PTI inputs)
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