India approves Biological E. Covid shot as a booster
A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka Jan 29, 2021. REUTERS/FILE
India has approved Hyderabad-based drugmaker Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine as the first mix-and-match booster dose in the country, the company said on Saturday.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave the nod for the Corbevax vaccine to be administerd as a booster shot to people age 18 years and over who have already received two doses of either AstraZeneca Plc's Covishield or Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.
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