15 August deadline ’hasty’A team of scientists from Indian Academy of Sciences has said any deadline to launch a covid-19 vaccine is unrealistic.
The team warned against “any hasty solution that may compromise rigorous scientific processes and standards". India has set a timeline of six weeks for its first potential coronavirus vaccine for public use.
Last week, Bharat Biotech International received regulatory approval to start human clinical trials for its experimental shot.
In a 2 July letter, Indian Council of Medical Research said it “envisaged" the vaccine launch 15 August. Trials for a vaccine usually involve three phases—evaluation of safety, checking efficacy and side effects at different dose levels, and confirmation of safety and.