India braces for Omicron with boosters and Covid pill
As another wave of coronavirus infections swamp India, the country has stepped up its efforts to fight the disease and has cleared two new vaccines and one anti-COVID drug for restricted use.
Lockdown-like curbs and night curfews have made a comeback in several states amid the rising Omicron threat, with cases rising to 1,431 of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, and the country witnessing a 35% jump in new Covid cases, reports The Pharma Letter’s India correspondent.
The last week of 2021 saw India adding two more vaccines to its kitty with Corbevax and Covovax receiving Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
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