Covaxin Brazil denies permission to import Bharat Biotech developed Covaxin
New Delhi/IBNS: Brazil's health regulator has denied permission to import Covaxin, the coronavirus vaccine developed by India's indigenous firm Bharat Biotech.
According to reports, a Brazilian government gazette had said that Covaxin had been rejected "considering the non-compliance with the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices for Medicines''.
In its response to the same, Bharat Biotech has told NDTV: ''The requirements pointed out during inspection will be fulfilled, the timelines for fulfilment is under discussion with the Brazil NRA and will be resolved soon.''
Bharat Biotech's indigenous vaccine-Covaxin-has been developed in collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research.
It was approved for emergency use by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) in January.
Covaxin has been declared to be an 81 per cent success during the Phase 3 clinical trials in India.
Bharat Biotech said the vaccine is effective against the UK variant of the virus.
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