New Delhi: The ideal time for the dose of booster for the Covid-19 vaccine is six months after the second dose, Chairman of Bharat Biotech and Managing Director of Krishna Ella on Wednesday, and also emphasizes the importance of having a nose vaccine.
He also showed that his company was the first in the world to develop Zika’s vaccine.
Taking the Covaxin vaccine by Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed trust in Indian science, he said at the time of the 2021 summit.
“The ideal time for the dose of the booster is six months after the second dose,” Ella said.
Bharat Biotech also sees the nose vaccine as a dose of booster because the increase capacity is very easy when compared to Covaxin, he added.
About the importance of the nose vaccine, he said the whole world is looking at the nose vaccine.
That’s the only way to stop transmissions.
Everyone tried to find out immunology and fortunately, Bharat Biotech knew it.
“We came out with the nose vaccine, we think that covaxin can be given as the first dose, the second dose can be given a nose, which is also strategically, very important scientifically because at the second dose, if it is the nose, you stop transmission of viruses …
, “Ella said.
The nose vaccine works well if someone has been infected or if someone has been vaccinated with one dose, he added.
About PM took Covaxin’s shot, he said, “What will a scientist have? The head of the state took his vaccine.
It is the best satisfaction that can be obtained by a scientist …
This shows trust in Indian science, trust in startup, and trust in innovation we …
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Speaking of vaccines for Zika, Ella said Bharat Biotech was ready with a vaccine for the Zika virus.
Phase i finished.
The government must take more trials because there are more cases now.
“We are the first company in the world to develop the Zika vaccine in 2014 …
We are the first to submit a global patent for the Zika vaccine”, he added.