Corona in the Country: COVAXIN Trial Will be Done on Children Above the Age of 12, Bharat Biotech Gets Approval

Friyana Munshi

January 4, 2021: The indigenous corona vaccine “COVAXIN” trial will now be conducted on children above the age of 12. The Central Government has approved Bharat Biotech for this. COVAXIN is currently in the third round of the trial phase. In the previous round as well, it was used on some children above the age of 12 years and the vaccine was found to be completely safe.

The Central Government assured that the vaccination process shall commence soon. Currently, only adults will be vaccinated, but after this trial of COVAXIN, if the results are good, the vaccination of children in the future will also be possible. On 3 January, DCGI approved Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN and Serum Institute’s CoviShield for emergency use.

COVAXIN and CoviShield 100% Safe

DCGI said pharma companies have been asked to “complete the Phase 3 trials and submit reports so that a decision regarding the provision of a permanent license can be made.” DCGI stated that the 2 vaccines have common or minor side effects. These are mild fever, allergies, etc. however, both vaccines are 100% safe. Rumors like being impotent because of the vaccines are baseless.

It is possible that in the state where CoviShield consignment will be sent, COVAXIN would not be sent. This will help prevent confusion during the vaccination process. For this, a standard operating procedure (SOP) will be decided on in two to three days. Both the approved vaccines will take two doses, with the goal of providing vaccination to 30 crore people by July.

Only 5 States With More than 10,000 Active Cases

The number of active corona cases, undergoing treatment in the country, had been 2.42 lakh. For the past week, the number of cases has been declining by an average of 4,778 daily. Top-10 states are the only ones with less than 10,000 active cases. Kerala is on top with 65,277 patients. Maharashtra is second with 54,317 active cases.

Only 7 Lakh Tests Conducted on Sunday

Corona investigations in the country have been witnessing a decline for the past few days. Only 7,35,978 tests were conducted on Sunday. This is the second-lowest number of tests conducted in 98 days, after 27 September. A total of 7,09,394 investigations were conducted on 27 September. After this, 7,15,397 tests were conducted on 27 December. So far 17.56 crore tests have been conducted in the country.

There were a total of 16,678 new corona infected cases on Sunday. 19,658 patients recovered, while 215 died. So far 1.03 crore people have been infected. Of this 99.46 lakh, patients have recovered while 1.49 lakh patients have died.

State of 5 States:

1.)    Delhi

On Sunday, 424 people were found corona infected. 708 people recovered and 14 died. So far, 6 lakh 26 thousand 872 people have been infected. Of these 6 lakh 11 thousand 243 people have recovered, while 10 thousand 585 patients have died. There are 5,044 patients that are still under treatment.

2.)    Madhya Pradesh

On Sunday, 724 people were found corona infected. 947 people recovered and 14 died. So far, 2 lakh 44 thousand 026 people have been infected. Of these 2 lakh 31 thousand 533 people have recovered, while 3 thousand 641 patients have died. There are 8,852 patients that are still under treatment.

3.)    Gujarat

On Sunday, 715 people were found corona infected. 938 people recovered and 4 died. So far, 2 lakh 47 thousand 228 people have been infected. Of these 2 lakh 33 thousand 760 people have recovered, while 4 thousand 318 patients have died. There are 9,150 patients that are still under treatment.

4.)    Rajasthan

On Saturday, 467 people were found corona infected. 890 people recovered and 5 died. So far, 3 lakh 9 thousand 319 people have been infected. Of these 2 lakh 97 thousand 819 people have recovered, while 2 thousand 705 patients have died. There are 8,795 patients that are still under treatment.

5.)    Maharashtra

On Sunday, 3,282 people were found corona infected. 2,064 people recovered and 35 died. So far, 19 lakh 42 thousand 136 people have been infected. Of this 18 lakh 36 thousand 999 people have recovered, while 49 thousand 666 patients have died. There are 54,317 patients that are still under treatment.