Pfizer, Serum File EUAs For COVID-19 Vaccines In India

Questions Remain Over Serum's Adverse Event

 
• By Vibha Ravi
  
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Pfizer and separately Serum Institute, which is partnering Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 candidate, have filed for emergency use authorizations of their vaccines in India. While Pfizer is yet to conduct clinical trials in India, questions over a serious adverse event during Serum's trials linger despite the regulator's clean chit.

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Pfizer Ltd. (India) and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. filed for emergency use authorizations of their COVID-19 vaccines in India over the 5-6 December weekend. While the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech SE mRNA candidate recently became the first vaccine to be approved in the UK, it hasn't been in clinical trials in India and it remains to be seen if the US firm's Indian subsidiary will be directed to conduct limited local trials before approval.

Though Pfizer’s vaccine, which has to be stored at -70 Centigrade, is not a natural fit for India’s hot and...

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