Modi chairs key meeting on development of vaccine

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the planning and preparations for COVID-19 vaccine, said an official statement issued by the PM’s office.

Strenuous efforts are underway to develop a vaccine named “COVAXIN”, in close co-ordination and supervision of the Delhi-based Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV) located in southwestern city of Pune.

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is learnt to have got the approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to start with human clinical trials of the vaccine.