The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of India’s drug regulator will today review the applications of Serum Institute of India (SII) seeking Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to use Covovax among those aged two to seven years and seven to 11 years, official sources said. The two applications were submitted by Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, SII, on 16th March and 1st June.
The expert panel, in its last meeting in April, had sought more data from SII following its application seeking EUA of Covovax for kids aged seven to 11 years. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on 28th December and in the 12 to 17 years age group subject to certain conditions on 9th March.
Edits by EP News Bureau