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WHO suspends Covaxin supply through United Nations agencies citing manufacturing deficiencies #IndiaNEWS
The World Health Organisation on Saturday said that it has suspended the supply of coronavirus vaccine Covaxin through United Nations procurement agencies.The global health body said that it took the decision in order to allow the vaccine manufacturer, Bharat Biotech, to address shortcomings in manufacturing practices that were found during an inspection. It, however, said that the vaccine is safe and effective, and there is no “change in the risk-benefit ratio�.“[Bharat Biotech] has committed to comply by addressing the GMP [good manufacturing practices] deficiencies and is developing a corrective and preventive action plan, for submission to the Drugs Controller General of India DCGI and WHO,� the World Health Organisation said. “In the interim and as a precautionary measure, [Bharat Biotech] has indicated its commitment to suspend its production of Covaxin for export.�The World Health Organisation recommended that countries that have received supplies of Covaxin to “take actions as appropriate�, but did not specify what these actions were.On April 1, Bharat Biotech said that it was temporarily slowing down the production of Covaxin, and will focus on pending maintenance and optimisation activities at its facilities. It said that it took the decision after having completed its supply obligations to procurement agencies.“As all existing facilities were repurposed for the manufacture of...Read more

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