Covaxin

Covaxin
A vial of Covaxin
Vaccine description
TargetSARS-CoV-2
Vaccine typeInactivated
Clinical data
Trade namesCovaxin
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
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Covaxin (development name, BBV152) is a whole inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.

On 3 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated the vaccine for emergency use, as the first Indian-developed covid vaccine to be approved. By 31 January 2022, Covaxin had been granted emergency use approval in 13 countries.