Gennova Biopharmaceuticals’s mRNA Covid vaccine under final stage of clinical trials
The Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals‘s mRNA vaccine is currently under the final stage of clinical trials. This is India’s first mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccine against Coronavirus, currently, under the final stage of clinical trials, COVID-19 Task Force chief V K Paul on Thursday said while addressing a press conference in the national capital.
The mRNA COVID-19 vaccine has also been developed for the Omicron variant, and it will soon be tested on humans for efficacy and immunogenicity.
The Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General, Dr. Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine that really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower.
Earlier, it had already submitted phase II data of the mRNA vaccine and also completed recruitment for the phase III data.
Paul said, “We need the mRNA platform because it has shown that vaccines developed on this platform, at least for COVID-19, have been effective worldwide.” There are also other diseases for which vaccines have been elusive. He called it a great development.
Regarding the ongoing pandemic situation, Dr. Paul said that the world has learned a lot about pandemics and viruses, but does not know everything. He said that the world must stand united to fight this virus and continue to use the tools we have. “Some states including Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh are still reporting a large number of cases. We cannot let our guard down,” he said.
Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General, Dr. Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine that really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower. “Because large parts of the population are vaccinated, we are not seeing the disastrous third Covid surge in terms of hospitalizations and mortality,” he said.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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