Pfizer seeks emergency approval for Covid-19 vaccine in India, say media, South Asia News & Top Stories


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NEW DELHI (REUTERS, XINHUA) - Pfizer has applied for emergency use authorisation of its coronavirus vaccine in India, media said on Sunday (Dec 6), the first to do so in a country with the world’s second-highest number of infections. The US company, whose vaccine was recently approved by the British government, has written to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), CNN-News18 reported citing a government source. Officials at the DCGI and the health ministry did not respond to requests for comment. A government official, however, told Reuters that no application had been received as of Saturday night. Pfizer could...