#BigStory | @ICMRDELHI to Launch 'BBV152 COVID' Vaccine for Public Use in India by August 15
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) plans to launch an indigenous vaccine for #COVID19 by Aug 15 after the completion of the clinical trials. It has selected 13 institutions across the country for clinical trials, and asked them to initiate subject enrollment by July 7.
.@ICMRDELHI Director General Balram Bhargava, in a letter to the heads of the selected institutions,informed them that it has partnered with Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited to fast-track clinical trials of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID vaccine).
It noted that this is the first indigenous vaccine being developed by India, and is one of the top priority projects which is being monitored at the topmost level of the government.
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"The vaccine is being derived from a strain of SARS-CoV-2 isolated by ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune. ICMR and BBIL are jointly working for the preclinical as well as clinical development of this vaccine," he wrote.
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"It is envisaged to launch the vaccine for public health use latest by 15th Aug 2020 after completion of all clinical trials," reads the letter dated July 2.
Informing institutions of their selection as clinical trials sites for the vaccine, the ICMR director general strictly advised them to fast track all approvals related to initiation of the clinical trial and ensure that the subject enrollment is initiated no later July 7, 2020.
"Kindly note that non-compliance will be viewed very seriously. Therefore, you are advised to treat this project on highest priority and meet the given timelines without any lapse," he added.
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The list of institutions involved in vaccine trials include Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and AIIMS Patna.
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