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WHO issues emergency use listing for COVAXIN Covid-19 jab

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03 November, 2021, 06:30 pm
Last modified: 03 November, 2021, 07:15 pm

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WHO issues emergency use listing for COVAXIN Covid-19 jab

WHO’s emergency use listing (EUL) procedure assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines

TBS Report
03 November, 2021, 06:30 pm
Last modified: 03 November, 2021, 07:15 pm
WHO issues emergency use listing for COVAXIN Covid-19 jab

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday (3 November) issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for COVAXIN, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by WHO for the prevention of Covid-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2.

WHO's EUL procedure assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines and is a prerequisite for COVAX vaccine supply. It also allows countries to expedite their own regulatory approval to import and administer Covid-19 vaccines, said a press release.

COVAXIN is developed by India's Bharat Biotech.

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"This emergency use listing expands the availability of vaccines, the most effective medical tools we have to end the pandemic," said WHO Assistant-Director General for Access to Medicines and Health Products  Dr Mariângela Simão.

 "But we must keep up the pressure to meet the needs of all populations, giving priority to the at-risk groups who are still waiting for their first dose, before we can start declaring victory," she added. 

COVAXIN was assessed under the WHO EUL procedure based on the review of data on quality, safety, efficacy, a risk management plan and programmatic suitability.

The Technical Advisory Group (TAG), convened by WHO and made up of regulatory experts from around the world, has determined that the vaccine meets WHO standards for protection against Covid-19, that the benefit of the vaccine far outweighs risks and the vaccine can be used globally.

The vaccine is formulated from an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 antigen and is presented in single dose vials and multidose vials of 5, 10 and 20 doses.

COVAXIN was also reviewed on 5 October by WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunisation, which formulates vaccine specific policies and recommendations for vaccines' use in populations, the press release added.

The SAGE recommended use of the vaccine in two doses, with a dose interval of four weeks, in all age groups 18 and above. COVAXIN was found to have 78% efficacy against Covid-19 of any severity, 14 or more days after the second dose, and is extremely suitable for low- and middle-income countries due to easy storage requirements.

Available data on vaccination of pregnant women with the vaccine are insufficient to assess vaccine safety or efficacy in pregnancy; studies in pregnant women are planned, including a pregnancy sub-study and a pregnancy registry.

EUL procedure assesses the suitability of novel health products during public health emergencies. The objective is to make medicines, vaccines and diagnostics available as rapidly as possible to address the emergency while adhering to stringent criteria of safety, efficacy and quality. The assessment weighs the threat posed by the emergency as well as the benefit that would accrue from the use of the product against any potential risks.

The assessesment involves a rigorous assessment of late phase II and phase III clinical trial data, as well as substantial additional data on safety, efficacy, quality and a risk management plan. These data are reviewed by independent experts and WHO teams who consider the current body of evidence on the vaccine under consideration, the plans for monitoring its use, and plans for further studies.

As part of the EUL process, the company producing the vaccine must commit to continue to generate data to enable full licensure and WHO prequalification of the vaccine.

The WHO prequalification process will assess additional clinical data generated from vaccine trials and deployment on a rolling basis to ensure the vaccine meets the necessary standards of quality, safety and efficacy for broader availability.

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