India Grants Controversial Conditional Approvals To Serum, Bharat COVID-19 Vaccines
Confusion Over Serum's Exports Of AZ Vaccine
Executive Summary
India has given conditional accelerated approval to AstraZeneca partner Serum Institute, and separately to Bharat Biotech, for their COVID-19 vaccines. With the latter’s candidate still in Phase III trials, the unprecedented decision has caused controversy given the national regulator had earlier said an EUA would not be granted unless trials are completed.
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