Covishield, Covaxin To Be Available In Hospitals, Clinics In New ApprovalCovishield, Covaxin To Be Available In Hospitals, Clinics In New Approval

New Delhi: 

Covishield and Covaxin have been cleared by India’s drugs regulator for sale in the market, sources have said. However, this doesn’t mean the two COVID-19 vaccines will be available at shops soon though people would be able to buy them from hospitals and clinics, sources have said. Key details are awaited from the government, they said.

For emergency use, safety data has to be given the Drugs Controller General of India, or DCGI, within 15 days but for market approval the data has to be given to the regulator within six months.

The market sale of the two vaccines was approved under the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019.