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India to roll out COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 and above from October: Report
From October, Zydus Cadila will produce 10 million doses a month of the world`s first DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D.
- ZyCoV-D won emergency authorisation from Indian regulators last month.
- The vaccine is the only one approved for children in India.
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Representational image (IANS) New Delhi: All Indian children aged 12 or older will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations from next month, when drug maker Cadila Healthcare launches its ZyCoV-D product, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The world`s first DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D won emergency authorisation from Indian regulators last month. From October, the company, better known as Zydus Cadila, will produce 10 million doses a month.
The health ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The sources sought anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to media.
The vaccine is the only one approved for children in India, which has given a total of 825.9 million doses to adults among its population of nearly 1.4 billion.
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