The human trials of Covaxin begun at SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu on July 20 where volunteers were screened for first trial.
Covaxin is developed by the Bharat Biotech International limited in Collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. It has got the nod for human trials from Drugs controller of General of India.
The trial has already begun in AIIMS Patna, PGIMS Rohtak and Nizam’s Institute, Hyderabad. The volunteers in the institutes were given the first dose of vaccine. They will be given the second dose of vaccine after an interval of 14 days.