Glad To See Covaxin Get Emergency Use Approval: WHO Chief
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As WHO approved Covaxin for emergency use, the global body's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus underlined that the more products the world has to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the better it is.
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said he is "glad" to see Covaxin get the Emergency Use Listing approval, as he underlined that the more products the world has to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the better it is. Glad to see one more vaccine, #Covaxin, being granted @WHO emergency use listing. The more products we have to fight #COVID19, the better, but we must keep up the pressure to deliver #VaccinEquity & prioritize access to vulnerable groups who are still waiting for their 1st dose. https://t.co/wCgtSSNvJ1 We thank @DrTedros, DG, WHO, and his Team for their contribution in grant of EUL to Covaxin, a step towards fulfillment of the shared goal of India 🇮🇳 and @WHO of early vaccination and vaccine equity https://t.co/Zno4w9XJib One more vaccine gets @WHO emergency use listing. Congratulations India @BharatBiotech@ICMRDELHI@MoHFW_INDIA for successful development of indigenous vaccine #Covaxin as well as for a massive vaccination program! @mansukhmandviya@NITIAayog@SuchitraElla@DBTIndia@GaviSethhttps://t.co/Fit5huxwcP
The approval came after the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), an independent advisory committee of WHO recommended EUL status for Covaxin.
"Glad to see one more vaccine, #Covaxin, being granted @WHO emergency use listing. The more products we have to fight #COVID19, the better, but we must keep up the pressure to deliver VaccinEquity & prioritize access to vulnerable groups who are still waiting for their 1st dose," Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.
