100 million doses of Corbevax supplied to Centre: Biological E

Biological E yesterday said it has delivered 10 crore (100 million) doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, to the Centre so far.

In a release, the vaccine maker said, Biological E has delivered 10 crore doses of Corbevax to the Government of India till now. Pan-India roll-out of Corbevax in children 12-14 years of age was initiated on 16th March, 2022 and till now almost seven crore doses have been administered and 2.9 crore children have completed the two-dose vaccination regimen.

Corbevax was also approved by the union health ministry as a heterologous COVID-19 booster dose under Emergency Use Authorisdation (EUA) for individuals aged 18 years and above after six months of administration of primary vaccination (two doses) of Covaxin or Covishield, the company said.

The health ministry’s approval is based on the recommendations made recently by the COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI).

Corbevax is expected to be available as a booster dose on the CoWIN App in public and private vaccination centres from 12th August, 2022.

This approval came after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the vaccine for emergency use as a heterologous COVID-19 booster dose for individuals aged 18 years on 4th June, 2022.

The vaccine had received EUA as primary two-dose vaccination regimen in adults, adolescents and children aged five years and above, in a series of approvals from December 2021 to April 2022.

The price of Corbevax for private COVID-19 vaccination centres is Rs 250, inclusive of GST. For the end-user, the price was fixed at Rs 400, including taxes and administrative charges.

Edits by EP News Bureau