Ministry Approves Covaxin Vaccine for Covid-19

By Sue-Ann Wayow

THE Ministry of Health has updated its list of World Health Organization approved Covid-19 vaccines with the latest being the Covaxin vaccine. 

In a press release on Saturday night, the ministry stated that WHO has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) approval for the Bharat BBV152 Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine created in India. 

The ministry stated, “The Covaxin vaccine is recommended for persons 18 years of age and older. The doses should be administered four weeks apart. For moderately and severely immunocompromised persons 18 years and older, an additional primary dose (3rd dose) is recommended.” 

Members of the public were also advised of the updated list of approved Covid-19 vaccines and vaccine combinations for Trinidad and Tobago. 

They include:  

  1.     Pfizer-BioNTech – Approved 31^st December 2020 

2.     AstraZeneca – Approved 15^th  February 2021  

3.     Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) – Approved 12^th  March 2021 

4.     Moderna-NIAID – Approved 30^th  April 2021 

5.     Sinopharm BIBP– Approved 7^th  May 2021 

6.     Sinovac-CoronaVac – Approved 1^st  June 2021 

7.     1st dose AstraZeneca and 2nd dose Pfizer – BioNTech – Approved 15^th  June 2021 

8.     1st dose AstraZeneca and 2nd dose Moderna-NIAID – Approved 30^th July 2021 

9.     Covaxin BBV152 – Approved 3^rd November, 2021