Bharat Biotech and Dunc Minh Donates 2 lac COVAXIN doses to Vietnam

Hyderabad/New Delhi, Dec 16: The Republic of Vietnam will receive 2,00,000 doses of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech.
Ms. Suchitra Ella, Joint Managing Director of Bharat Biotech revealed this at a function hosted by Mr. Virong Dinh Hue, President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the presence of distinguished dignitaries in New Delhi on Thursday.
This donation represents a gesture of goodwill to provide access to Bharat Biotech WHO approved, indigenously developed COVAXIN to fight the COVID19 Pandemic across borders. COVAXIN has received EUL in Vietnam.
Bharat Biotech was invited by the Embassy of Vietnam for a one-on-one meeting with the President of the National Assembly, to discuss avenues of cooperation, supplies, and technology transfer possibilities.
On the occasion, Ms. Suchitra Ella, said it is an honour for us to serve the Republic of Vietnam in a humble manner and wish COVAXIN contribution will help boost up the country’s national vaccination program and recovery from the pandemic. We also like to thank Vietnam for inviting us to meet and discuss opportunities for collaboration.
“We believe in vaccine equity, global public health, and having access to the vaccine is vital for national health, and ‘ I hope everyone in the Republic of Vietnam will take advantage of having access to the widely administered, safe and efficacious COVAXIN®.” said Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech.
In a release, Bharat Biotech said that it has completed Phase-2 and Phase-3 trials of COVAXIN for children in the age group 2 to 18 years The data has been submitted to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the final approval is awaited.
On approval, children will also have access to COVAXIN, the vaccine maker added..
In Vietnam, Bharat Biotech has been working with Duc Minh Medical JSC, towards the commercialization of INDIRAB (Inactivated Rabies Vaccine).
Bharat Biotech has also supplied INDIRAB to the Republic Nation supporting their national rabies vaccine requirement.