MADURAI: In a very significant development that once again enhances the prestige of India on global arena, the ICMR has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited, Hyderabad, for developing indigenous COVID-19 vaccine,
Plans are afoot to launch the vaccine for public health use latest by 15th August 2020, the ICMR Director-General Prof.Dr.Balram Bhargava has said in a communication to representatives of clinical trial sites and important officials on 2nd July 2020. Steps have been initiated to fast-track clinical trials of the indigenous vaccine developed by India.
ICMR-National Institute of Virology-Pune and BBIL are jointly working for the pre-clinical as well as clinical development of this COBID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID Vaccine).
