Pfizer India has become the first pharma company to approach the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) to seek an emergency use authorization of its vaccine for COVID-19 in India.
Already UK and Bahrain have given their permission for Pfizer’s vaccine BNT162b2.
This vaccine requires the extremely low temperature for storing at minus 70 degrees Celsius.
The Serum Institute of India (SII) seeks emergency use authorization for the Oxford -Astra Zeneca vaccine COVID-19 vaccine candidate 'Covishield'.
The Serum Institute of India (SII) is the World's largest vaccine manufacturer.