India may have Covid vaccine for children by September: AIIMS chief

Updated : Jun 24, 2021 07:13
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Editorji News Desk

The big question o everyone's mind today is when will we have a vaccine against Covid-19 for children. AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has now held out hope.
Dr Guleria has said that Bharat Biotech and other companies are doing trials at a very fast pace and hoped that a vaccine for children is likely by September-October.

In an interview with ANI, Dr Guleria said that Covaxin's data for children after completion of phase two or three trials is expected by September-October.

Dr Guleria said Bharat Biotech is conducting trials between the age group of 2 to 18 years and "this covers a wide spectrum".

"Children usually have the mild disease but we need to develop vaccines for children because if we have to control this pandemic everyone should be vaccinated," he added.

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