PTI.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargava informed members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs that the vaccine candidates developed by Bharat Biotech, Cadila and the Serum Institute of India are at different stages of trial, said an MP present in the meeting, PTI reported.
When asked about when will we have a COVID-19 vaccine, the MP said, Bhargava replied that normally the final trial takes about six to nine months but if the governments decides, an emergency authorisation could be considered, according news agency PTI.The COVID-19 vaccine candidates coordinated by Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila are nearing completion of phase II trials.