Scientists from different countries, such as Cuba, Canada and the United States, are also working on vaccines that can be administered nasally, the entry route for the new coronavirus.
THE India approved this Tuesday, 6, his first vaccine nasalwithout needle, against COVID-19 emergency, giving new impetus to its gigantic vaccination campaign, as announced by the Minister of Health of the Asian country.
Sunday 4 the China there was the world’s first inhalable vaccine, given as an emergency booster dose, via a nasal spray. The product was manufactured by the Chinese group CanSino Biologics. “The approval will have a positive impact on the company’s bottom line if the vaccine is subsequently purchased and used by relevant government agencies,” the statement read.
The manufacturer of the new Indian vaccine is the Bharat biotechnologywho had already developed an intravenous vaccine against covid-19, approved by World Health Organization (WHO) in November last year.
India approves first nasal vaccine against covid-19. Photo: Bharat Biotech
“This step will further strengthen our collective fight against the pandemic,” said Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. THE Bharat biotechnology conducted its third-phase studies at 14 sites in India and found its safety to be “highly comparable” to other vaccines, the Indian company said in a statement.
The vaccine called Incovacc has been approved by the Indian Medicines Authority for Emergency Use, but it is not yet clear when it will be available to the public.
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– BharatBiotech (@BharatBiotech) September 6, 2022
Last year, India was hit by a wave of COVID-19 which officially resulted in more than 200,000 deaths in a few weeks, though experts point out that the true number was likely much higher.
Scientists from different countries around the world, such as Cuba, Canada and the United States, are working on nasally administrable vaccines, the gateway for the new coronavirus. / AFP
Source: Terra
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