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India approves Biological E Covid shot as a booster

Reuters
04 Jun 2022 19:44:18 | Update: 04 Jun 2022 19:44:18
India approves Biological E Covid shot as a booster
File photo shows a girl receiving a dose of Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, during a vaccination drive for children aged 12 to 14 inside a school in Ahmedabad, India — Reuters

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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