Japan approves India's Covaxin to facilitate travel between countries
Tokyo: Japan has recognized India's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin with effect from 10 April to further facilitate travel from India to Japan, officials said on Thursday.
The Indian Embassy in Japan tweeted: " Government of Japan includes the indigenously developed and manufactured COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech of India, as one of the recognised vaccines for 1st and 2nd dose with effect from 10 April 2022 to further facilitate travel from India to Japan."
Covaxin (codenamed as BBV152) is an inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.
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