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India unveils world’s first intranasal Covid vaccine

Published : Thursday, 26 January, 2023 at 7:36 PM  Count : 545

India unveils world’s first intranasal Covid vaccine

India unveils world’s first intranasal Covid vaccine


Indian government on Thursday unveiled indigenously made, world’s first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine iNNCOVACC in Delhi.

The vaccine was launched by Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and in the presence of Union Minister of State (IC) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh.

It is developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in collaboration with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance (BIRAC), a PSU under the Department of Biotechnology.

In a statement, the Ministry said iNNCOVACC is to receive approval for the primary 2-dose schedule, and as a heterologous booster dose.

A rollout of iNNCOVACC is expected to begin in private hospitals that have placed advance orders, a local media reported.

Initial manufacturing capacity of several million doses per annum has been established, this can be scaled up to a billion doses as required. The vaccine will be available to the government for 325 Indian rupees per dose, while it will cost 800 Indian rupees to private hospitals. 

Two doses of the vaccine are to be given 28 days apart.

The nasal vaccine cannot be administered to those who have taken a precaution or booster dose, the head of the country's vaccine task force said last month, a week after the vaccine was introduced on the CoWin platform.

As per the vaccine maker Bharat Biotech, one can book an appointment for the intranasal vaccine dose by visiting the CoWin website.



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