Serum Institute of India's protein subunit based COVID-19 vaccine, Covovax, has been recommended for use in kids between the ages of 12 to 17 as part of the national COVID-19 inoculation drive by the Government's COVID-19 working group on Sunday, 3 April, reported IANS.
Covovax, produced by SII in India in collaboration with US based biotech company, Novavax, was approved for use in children over the age of 12 by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's (CDSCO) Subject Expert Committee on 9 March.