The Centre has refuted reports that claimed the government has approved Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children above the age of 12. In ongoing India's vaccination drive, Covaxin is among the vaccines approved by India's drug regulator for emergency use and is being administered to the public. Busting the rumour, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) tweeted from its fact check account saying, "A tweet has claimed that Bharat Biotech's vaccine, Covaxin, has been approved for children above 12 years. The tweet shared by PIB also shared a screenshot of the news that claimed that Covaxin has been approved for children. India had started the COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16 with two vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield.

Source: dna May 10, 2021 05:37 UTC