Covishield booster dose: Subject Expert Committee to meet today to discuss approval
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According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India has administered over 140 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far. More than 67 lakh (67,11,113) doses were administered till 7 pm on Thursday.
New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) will hold the first meeting on Friday (December 10) regarding the COVID-19 booster dose, amid the government that COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the country has crossed 131 crore mark (131,09,90,768) on Thursday.
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has recently filed an application with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) regarding approval for a booster dose of Covishield. It has cited that there is adequate stock of the Covid vaccine in the country now and a demand for a booster shot is there due to the emergence of new coronavirus variants, said an ANI report.
The Serum Institute is the first vaccine manufacturing company in India to apply for approval for Covishield as a booster dose.
