Data Sharing Going On With WHO To Give Recognition To Covaxin: Centre

Responding to a question on recognition of Covaxin by the WHO, NITI Aayog Member (Health) VK Paul said the government is pursuing it.

Data sharing is going on with WHO to give recognition to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, the government said, noting that it wants to achieve this "milestone" as soon as possible. Responding to a question on recognition of Covaxin by the WHO, NITI Aayog Member (Health) VK Paul said the government is pursuing it. "We have been working with both Bharat Biotech and the WHO to make it happen. There is data sharing going on and we are very keen that this milestone is achieved as soon as possible. We are pursuing it," he said. On May 24, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) conveyed to the government that it has already submitted 90 per cent of the documents to the WHO for obtaining emergency use listing (EUL) for the Covaxin vaccine.