New Delhi:<\/strong> The Drug Controller General of India VG Somani said Pune-based Serum Institute\u2019s Covishield and Bharat Biotech\u2019s Covaxin submitted data on their trial runs and both have been granted permission for “restricted use<\/a>“.<\/p>\n VG Somani said, “We’ll never approve anything if there is slightest of safety concern. The vaccines are 100 percent safe.”<\/p>\n Describing the development as a “decisive turning point to strengthen a spirited fight”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that DCGI approval to the two vaccines accelerates the road to a healthier and COVID-free nation.\u201d<\/p>\n Congratulating the hardworking scientists and innovators, the Prime Minister said, in a series of tweets<\/a>, that it would make every Indian proud that the two vaccines that have been given emergency approval are made in India.<\/p>\n “This shows the eagerness of our scientific community to fulfill the dream of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, at the root of which is care and compassion,” he said.<\/p>\n It would make every Indian proud that the two vaccines that have been given emergency use approval are made in India! This shows the eagerness of our scientific community to fulfil the dream of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, at the root of which is care and compassion.<\/p>\n — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPrime Minister congratulates<\/h3>\n
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