Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government does not want to make haste about administering COVID vaccines to children and any decision in this regard will be taken based on expert opinion.
ZyCov-D will be administered using a needle-free applicator, called PharmaJet, instead of traditional syringes.
The price of Zydus Cadila vaccine is expected to be higher than Covishield and Covaxin
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Dr NK Arora, the head of the technical advisory group on COVID-19 in India, clarified that children and adolescents with co-morbidities will be prioritised once the vaccination process for the age group begins and added that "some supply of Zycov-D will be prioritised for co-morbid adolescents".
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On conservative basis, for COVID vaccine opportunity, Cadila can at least add 16 per cent of FY21 sales revenue, on a full-year basis
Cadila's India presence -- at about 45 per cent of sales -- is similar in size as the US business and provides better cash-flow visibility
Managing Director of Zydus Group Sharvil Patel says the company has invested Rs. 400-500 crore for the development of ZyCoV-D, the world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine for human use.
Zydus Cadila conducted trials of ZyCoV-D at 50 sites spread across the country, making it the largest such trial in the country. It is also the first COVID vaccine in India to be tested among the 12-18 age group
Cadila’s stock was primed by a series of potential roll outs to meet the COVID-19 challenge. Beyond COVID, the company is steadily building up its injectable and biosimilars portfolio - the areas to look at for the longer term.
Cadila Healthcare said its vaccine was found to be well tolerated and immunogenic in the Phase I/II clinical trials.
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