Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid vaccine proven safe in clinical trials

Hyderabad : Vaccine-maker Bharat Biotech announced on Monday that its intranasal vaccine for Covid-19 has been proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in subjects in controlled clinical trials.
The Hyderabad-based company completed clinical development for phase III trials and booster doses for BBV154 (intranasal vaccine).
“On this Independence Day, we are proud to announce successful completion of clinical trials for BBV154 intranasal vaccine. We stay committed and focused on innovation and product development; this is yet another achievement for the multidisciplinary teams at Bharat Biotech,” said Suchitra K. Ella, Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech.
“If approved, this intranasal vaccine will make it easier to deploy in mass immunization campaigns with an easy to administer formulation and delivery device. Vectored vaccines also enable faster development of targeted vaccines in response to emerging variants of concern,” she said.
Two separate and simultaneous clinical trials were conducted to evaluate BBV154 as a primary dose (two-dose) schedule; and a heterologous booster dose for subjects who have previously received two doses of the two commonly administered Covid vaccines in India.
Data from both Phase III human clinical trials have been submitted for approval to national regulatory authorities, the company said.