

Before also, while releasing COVID-19 vaccines for adults the government of India and DCGI did not wait till the completion of 210 days. However, the study period will be there for 210 days. The government and DGCI can take calls any day after the 56th day of the trial Emergency use. As it will take another 5 to 6 months from now, they can't wait till then in the current circumstances to release the vaccination for children, sources underlined.

However, the trial will take 210 days to complete. The administration of two doses of vaccination has been completed among children and blood samples have been sent for the third time to check the effectiveness in terms of producing antibodies among children, sources told IANS.Ī total of 90 children were subjected to Covaxin trials in Karnataka. Other proposals worth Rs 4,353 crore were also accorded AoN by the DAC,” said an official.The Central government and the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) may give approval to the Covaxin vaccines for children soon for emergency use, sources said. “Giving boost to indigenous design and development of ammunition, the DAC also accorded approval for procurement of terminally-guided munitions and HEPF/RHE (high-energy) rocket ammunition for Rs 4,962 crore from domestic sources. HAL has produced around 300 ALHs over the last 20 years. The Army will get 25 more ALH Mark-III choppers worth Rs 3,850 crore from defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics to “improve its integral airlift capability and ensure operational preparedness”. Of the total amount, procurements worth Rs 11,486 crore (87%) will be from domestic sources, said officials.

The Defence Acquisitions Council ( DAC), chaired by Rajnath Singh, accorded acceptance of necessity (AoN) to several proposals for modernization and operational needs of the Army, Navy and IAF.

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Wednesday gave the initial approval to capital acquisitions worth Rs 13,165 crore for the armed forces, which range from 25 Dhruv advanced light helicopters (ALHs) to precision-guided munitions, missiles and rocket ammunition.
