Unraveled: What the Emergency Use Authorization for the Covid Vaccine Means for Us

After the Indian branch of the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the Serum Institute of India filed an application with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for an emergency use authorization.

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Coronavirus | Coronavirus vaccine | Vaccine

Sohini Das |
Bombay


After the Indian branch of the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the Serum Institute of India has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Here is what it means.

What is EUA and when is it administered? The EUA is when an unapproved medical product or unapproved use of an approved medical product receives market authorization from an emergency regulatory body to diagnose, treat or prevent disease or serious or life-threatening conditions. This is different from full authorization, for which …

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First published: Mon 07 December 2020. 20:32 IST

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