{"id":1241093,"date":"2022-12-27T10:07:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T04:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1241093"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:46:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T05:16:20","slug":"nasal-vaccine-for-fighting-corona-is-approved-by-govt-of-india-will-be-available-across-private-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/nasal-vaccine-for-fighting-corona-is-approved-by-govt-of-india-will-be-available-across-private-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasal Vaccine For Fighting Corona Is Approved By Govt Of India; Will Be Available Across Private Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first nasal vaccine against the Covid-19 virus has been issued and declared safe to use by the Indian Government. The vaccine is called INCOVACC and is manufactured by the Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-16-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Nasal Vaccine For Fighting Corona Is Approved By Govt Of India; Will Be Available Across Private Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-1241101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-16-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-16-1280x720-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-16-1280x720-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-16-1280x720-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government has stated that the said nasal vaccine will be used as a heterologous booster and shall be made available at present in private hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Official sources of the government stated on Friday, Drc 23, 2022 that the vaccine will be included under the Centre\u2019s vaccination program for Covid-19 starting Friday, meaning it will be made available on the Cowin platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the intranasal vaccine, it was approved by the Indian drugs regulator &#8211; Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) last month in November and was given approval for as a booster in September, stated sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The timing of the new vaccine is of extreme significance as the number of fresh Covid-19 cases has been on a rise in the US, Mexico, Brazil and China and worries of the new Covid wave hitting India is rising too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Govt of India approves Nasal vaccine. It will be used as a heterologous booster &amp; will be available first in private hospitals. It will be included in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> vaccination program from today: Official Sources <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eaxVoX2Hp9\">pic.twitter.com\/eaxVoX2Hp9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1606154974727208960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the benefits of INCOVACC over its injectable peers (vaccines), the former is more convenient and is known to be cost-effective than the peers, not to mention that its easier to store, administer and distribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nasal vaccine is reported to be stable for storage as well as distribution at temperatures of 2-8\u00b0C, which is the basic refrigerator temperature range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201ciNCOVACC\u00ae\ufe0f had earlier received approval under Restricted Use in Emergency Situation for ages 18 and above for primary 2-dose schedule. Phase III trials were conducted for safety, immunogenicity in ~3100 subjects, at 14 trial sites across India.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heterologous booster dose studies were conducted for safety and immunogenicity in ~875 subjects, with BBV154 intranasal vaccine administered post 2 doses of the two commonly administered COVID-19 vaccines. The trials were conducted at 9 trial sites across India,\u201d Bharat Biotech said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first nasal vaccine against the Covid-19 virus has been issued and declared safe to use by the Indian Government. The vaccine is called INCOVACC and is manufactured by the Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech. 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