New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Bharat Biotech said, \u201cResults from a study conducted at Emory University demonstrating that sera from subjects who received a booster dose of Covaxin (BBV152) six months after getting a primary two-dose series of Covaxin, neutralized the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants.\u201d<\/p>\n
It also mentioned that earlier studies demonstrated the neutralizing potential of Covaxin against SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Alpha, Beta, Delta, Zeta and Kappa. The study will be published on the pre-print server, medRXiv, shortly.<\/p>\n
Sera samples from individuals who received a booster of Covaxin were observed to be effective in neutralizing Omicron and Delta variants on a live virus neutralization assay.<\/p>\n
The Hyderabad based company claimed that the neutralization activity of Covaxin boosted sera was comparable to what has been observed in mRNA vaccine-boosted sera against the Omicron variant and found more than 90 per cent of all individuals boosted with Covaxin showed neutralizing antibodies.<\/p>\n
All participants received an initial two-dose schedule of Covaxin on Day 0 and Day 28.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the dominant COVID-19 variant throughout the world, Omicron poses a serious public health concern,\u201d said Mehul Suthar, PhD Assistant Professor, Emory Vaccine Center who led the laboratory analysis.<\/p>\n
Data from this preliminary analysis show individuals receiving a booster dose of Covaxin have a significant immune response to both the Omicron and Delta variants. These findings suggest that a booster dose has the potential to reduce disease severity and hospitalizations, said the statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in a continuous state of innovation and product development for Covaxin. The positive neutralization responses against the Omicron and Delta variants validate our hypothesis of a multi-epitope vaccine generating both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. Our goals of developing a global vaccine against COVID-19 have been achieved with the use of Covasxin as a universal vaccine for adults and children,\u201d said Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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