India approves emergency use of modern vaccine

The India This Tuesday it announced that it has approved emergency use Corona virus vaccine of moderna, The country’s fourth recognized serum, has recorded less than 40,000 new cases for the first time in more than three months in the past few hours.

“The request was received Modern It has been approved by a subsidiary, Cipla, for a restricted use, commonly known as emergency use, ”government adviser Vinod Ke Paul told a news conference.

Approval by the country’s General Drug Regulator (DCGI) “This opens up the possibility Vaccine It will be imported by India in the future, ”Paul explained Modern “You have to go through some more rituals.”

The Moderna vaccine It is the fourth recognized country in Asia in conjunction with Govshield Astrogeneca, Which is the native covaxin of serum institute of India (SII), Indian laboratory Bharat Biotech and Russian formula Sputnik V.

Paul also said that it is a process of recognizing the urgent use of others Vaccines like Pfizer Johnson & Johnson’s “is going on” because India is trying to “increase the production and availability of vaccines that are already being manufactured in our country.”

Lack of Vaccines Is a determining factor Country vaccine, Although it is known as the “pharmacy of the world”, has a very large factory Vaccines, Could not meet the needs of its large population.

The India Has administered 329 million doses since its campaign Vaccine, With 5.2 million in the last 24 hours.

However, only about 5% of all adults are fully vaccinated.

The Asian country For the first time in more than three months, less than 40,000 new corona virus cases were reported on Tuesday, more than 400,000 daily cases, surpassing a serious second wave that peaked in May.

India in general is experiencing a steady decline in infections Department of Health During the second wave caused a lack of oxygen for medical use and intensive care beds.

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