Covaxin

Covaxin (development name, BBV152) is a whole inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.

Covaxin
A vial of Covaxin
Vaccine description
TargetSARS-CoV-2
Vaccine typeInactivated
Clinical data
Trade namesCovaxin
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
DrugBank
UNII

As of September 2023, 2.2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in India and as of October 2021 110.6 million doses of covaxines are shot. On 3 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated the vaccine for emergency use. As of 31 January 2022, Covaxin has been granted emergency use approval in 13 countries.

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