CDSCO approves extension of shelf life of Covaxin to 12 months

Hyderabad: The shelf life of Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been extended to 12 months from the present nine months by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). “The CDSCO has approved the extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from the date of manufacture. This approval of shelf life […]

Hyderabad: The shelf life of Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been extended to 12 months from the present nine months by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).

“The CDSCO has approved the extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from the date of manufacture. This approval of shelf life extension is based on the availability of additional stability data, which was submitted to CDSCO,” Bharat Biotech said in a statement on Wednesday.

“The shelf life extension has been communicated to our stakeholders,” the company added.

Covaxin’s approved shelf-life was six months when the vaccine was launched, and later it was increased to nine months.

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