COVAXINÒ is the one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in the world to generate data in 2-18 year age group.
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Phase
II/III, Open-Label, Multi-centre Study was conducted to evaluate the Safety,
Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of the Whole-Virion Inactivated SARS-CoV-2
Vaccine (COVAXIN®) in healthy
children and adolescents in the 2-18 age group.
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Whole-Virion
inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (BBV152) has proven to be
safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in paediatric subjects in phase II/III
study. Neutralizing antibodies in children on an average 1.7 times higher
than in adults.
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No serious adverse event was reported.
Pain at the injection site was the most commonly reported adverse event. No
cases of myocarditis or blood clots were reported, as expected with inactivated
vaccines.
Mumbai, December 31, 2021:
Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), a global leader
in vaccine innovation and developer of vaccines for infectious diseases,
today announced that BBV152 (COVAXINÒ),
its whole-virion inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate, has proven to be
safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in paediatric subjects in phase II/III
study.
Bharat
Biotech had conducted phase II/III, open-label, and multicenter studies to
evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity COVAXIN® in healthy
children and adolescents in the 2-18 age group. The clinical trials conducted
in the paediatric population between June 2021 to September 2021 have shown
robust safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity. The data was submitted to the
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) during October 2021 and
received emergency use nod for children aged 12-18 from DCGI, recently.
In the study, no serious adverse event was reported. 374 subjects
reported either mild or moderate severity symptoms with 78.6% getting
resolved within 1 day. Pain at the injection site was the most
commonly reported adverse event.
Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing
Director, Bharat Biotech, said, “COVAXIN®’s clinical
trial data from the pediatric population is very encouraging. Safety of the
vaccine is critical for children, and we are glad to share that COVAXIN® has
now proven data for safety and immunogenicity in children. We have now achieved
our goal of developing a safe and efficacious COVID-19 vaccine for adults and
children. Vaccines are a great preventive tool; the power of vaccines can only
be harnessed if used prophylactically.”
About COVAXIN®
Phase II/III study analysis for pediatric use
For the trial, 976 subjects were screened for SARS-CoV-2 by
RT-PCR and ELISA testing. Out of these, 525 eligible participants were
enrolled. Based on the age, participants were distinguished into three groups
in an age de-escalatory manner. Group I consisted of children of age 12-18 years
(n=175), group II consisted of children of age 6-12 years (n=175), and group
III consisted of children of age 2-6 years (n=175).
Seroconversion was documented at 95-98%, in all three groups four
weeks after the second dose, indicating superior antibody responses in children
when compared to adults and also displayed Th1 bias. In earlier COVAXINÒ studies in adults,
cross reactive memory T cells against all variants of concern was reported.
Studies are underway to evaluate T cell responses against the Omicron variant.
Since COVAXINÒ, is an
inactivated vaccine corroborative results are expected.
COVAXINÒ, is formulated uniquely such that the same dosage can be
administered to adults and children alike. COVAXINÒ is a ready to
use liquid vaccine, stored at 2-8°C, with 12
months shelf life and multi dose vial policy.
Immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2
vaccine (BBV152) in children from 2 to 18 years of age: an open-label,
age-de-escalation phase 2/3 study
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.28.21268468v1
About Bharat
Biotech
Bharat Biotech has established an excellent track record of
innovation with more than 145 global patents, a wide product portfolio of more
than 16 vaccines, 4 bio-therapeutics, registrations in more than 123 countries,
and the World Health Organization (WHO) Pre-qualifications. Located in Genome
Valley in Hyderabad, India, a hub for the global biotech industry, Bharat
Biotech has built a world-class vaccine & bio-therapeutics, research &
product development, Bio-Safety Level 3 manufacturing, and vaccine supply and
distribution. Having delivered more than 4 billion doses of vaccines worldwide,
Bharat Biotech continues to lead innovation and has developed vaccines
for influenza H1N1, Rotavirus, Japanese Encephalitis (JENVAC®), Rabies,
Chikungunya, Zika, Cholera, and the world’s first tetanus toxoid conjugated
vaccine for Typhoid. Bharat’s commitment to global social innovation programs
and the public-private partnership resulted in introducing path-breaking WHO
pre-qualified vaccines BIOPOLIO®, ROTAVAC®, ROTAVAC® 5D, and Typbar TCV®
combatting polio, rotavirus, typhoid infections, respectively. The acquisition
of Chiron Behring Vaccines has positioned Bharat Biotech as the world's largest
rabies vaccine manufacturer with Chirorab® and Indirab®.
Bharat Biotech has established
COVAXIN® manufacturing to reach an annualized capacity of 1 billion doses by
the end of 2021. Technology transfer activities are in progress to companies in
India, United States and other countries.
More about COVAXIN®
- https://www.bharatbiotech.com/covaxin.html