Will India get COVID-19 vaccine today? Drugs controller general to make big announcement

NEW DELHI: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) will address a press conference at 11 am today. During the media briefing, DCGI is expected to make key announcements on coronavirus vaccines---Covishield and Covaxin. 

This comes after an expert panel of India's central drug authority recommended granting permission for the restricted use of Bharat Biotech-developed indigenous COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in an emergency situation, especially in the context of infection by mutant strains.

Prior to that, the panel had cleared the Serum Institute of India's emergency use athorisation application for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield. 

Earlier on Saturday, while speaking to a news channel, AIIMS Chief Dr. Randeep Guleria had said that the mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccine is expected in the coming 10-14 days.

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