Meanwhile, India has vaccinated 107.7 crore people, with 5.65 lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry data showed. Total number of tests done during the previous day was 6.71 lakh.
The World Health Organization has granted emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin.
This will help expedite global access and availability of Covaxin worldwide, the company said in a statement. Countries can now expedite their regulatory approval processes to introduce and administer Covaxin. It also allows procurement by Unicef, PAHO, and the GAVI COVAX facility for distribution to countries in need.
Other vaccines in use are Serum Institute’s Covishield, developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. Russia’s Sputnik V has been administered in small numbers. While shots from Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc. have been granted approval, they aren’t being used as of now. The country has also granted emergency-use approval to its first DNA-based three-dose vaccine developed by Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Global Update:
Globally, the coronavirus cases have topped 24.85 crore, with more than 50 lakh deaths. Over 710 crore vaccine doses have been administered across the world.
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