Mamata Banerjee seeks PM Modi's intervention for early approval of Covaxin from WHO for students going abroad

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has sought PM Modi's intervention in early approval of Covaxin from the WHO for students going abroad.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for early approval of Covaxin from the World Health Organization (WHO) for students travelling abroad. "Since the start of the vaccination programme, we have been receiving both Covishield and Covaxin. Even the private sector in the state has also procured both the vaccines. However, it is learnt that Covaxin is still not approved by WHO and it is not possible to travel abroad as many countries are allowing only those people who are fully vaccinated with WHO-approved vaccines," Banerjee wrote in her letter to PM Modi.