Covaxin

Covaxin

A vial of Covaxin
Vaccine description
Target	SARS-CoV-2
Vaccine type	Inactivated
Clinical data
Trade names	Covaxin
Routes of administration	Intramuscular
ATC code	J07BN03 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	Full list of Covaxin authorizations
Identifiers
DrugBank	DB15847
UNII	76JZE5DSN6

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Covaxin (development name, BBV152) is a whole inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.^[1]

On 3 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated the vaccine for emergency use, as the first Indian-developed covid vaccine to be approved.^[2][3] By 31 January 2022, Covaxin had been granted emergency use approval in 13 countries.^[4]