New Delhi: India has added to its vaccine arsenal with the government giving emergency use approval to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 jab.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted this on Saturday afternoon.
“India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has 5 EUA vaccines. This will further boost our nation’s collective fight against,” he tweeted.
India expands its vaccine basket!
Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India.
Now India has 5 EUA vaccines.
This will further boost our nation’s collective fight against #COVID19
— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) August 7, 2021
The shot will be brought to India through a supply agreement with vaccine maker Biological E Limited.
The US healthcare major got India’s approval of its vaccine two days after it applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA).
