Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) grants permission for restricted emergency use of vaccine

The Subject Expert Committee of CDSCO met on 1st and 2nd January, 2021 and made the following recommendations for the consideration and final decision of the Drugs Controller General of India :-

1) Grant of permission for restricted emergency use of vaccine, subject to multiple regulatory Conditionality, to M/s Serum Institute of India, Pune.

2) Grant of permission for restricted use in emergency situation in public interest as an abundant precaution, in clinical trial mode, specially in the context of infection by mutant strains, to M/s Bharat Biotech International Ltd., Hyderabad.

3) Grant of permission for conduct of Phase-III Clinical Trial Protocol to M/s Cadila Healthcare Ltd, Ahmedabad.