A WHO prequalification, or EUL, is necessary for a vaccine company to supply vaccines to global facilities such as COVAX or international procurement. “It is mandatory to supply a complete dossier listing safety, efficacy and manufacturing conditions of the vaccine to the WHO. I understand that Bharat Biotech is in this process and I think a decision on their case is likely in the next four to six weeks,” said Swaminathan. The target was to have at least 10% of the world fully vaccinated by September and 40% by December. So far only 5% of Indians have been fully vaccinated and only 21.8% have got at least one dose of the vaccine.

Source: The Hindu July 09, 2021 12:33 UTC