COVAXIN TO ENTER PHASE III

The third phase of the human trial of the indigenous vaccine against Covid-19, Covaxin, will commence at a private hospital in Bhubaneshwar soon. The search for a suitable vaccine against coronavirus has almost come to the final stage, Dr E Venkata Rao, Principal Investigator in the Covaxin human trial and Professor in the department of Community Medicine at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here said on Sunday.

IMS and SUM Hospital is among the 21 medical institutes selected across the country by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) where the third phase trial would be conducted.