NEW DELHI: Coronavirus vaccine for children might be available for use in September or October this year, Dr Priya Abraham, the Director of Pune’s (Indian Council of Medical Research) ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) informed.
In an interview with an OTT channel of the Department of Science and Technology, Abraham said, “Phase 2 and 3 trials of Covaxin are underway for children between 2-18 years. Hopefully, the results will be available soon, which will then be presented to the regulators.
So, by September or just after it, we may have COVID-19 vaccines for children.” Further, she informed that apart from the Covaxin, Zyuds Cadila’s vaccine trial for children is also underway. “Zydus Cadila’s vaccine will be the first DNA vaccine available for use.
Besides, there is Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd’s m-RNA, Biological -E vaccine, Serum Institute’s Novovax and another interesting one is an intranasal vaccine by Bharat Biotech, which doesn’t require a jab and can be delivered through nostrils,” Abraham added.
