'Needle-free' Zydus Cadila vaccine to come with an applicator. Company to roll out 5 crore doses by year-end
India TodayThe 'needle-free' Zydus Cadila vaccine will come with an applicator, which the company has developed with PharmaJet. A study done with the DNA vaccine between April and June showed a 66% efficacy rate in symptomatic cases, said Sharvil Patel, managing director, Zydus Cadila, There were no cases of death even in moderate to severe cases after the third dose of the vaccine was administered. "The company is also working on the new variants and variants of concern VOCs," said Sharvil Patel, Cadila Healthcare. "We believe the vaccine can be launched in 45 to 60 days after drug regulator approval," said Sharvil Patel Twenty crore applicators and other essential stuff for the delivery of the doses are being readied. The company has spent upto Rs 500 crores on the development of the DNA vaccine By mid August, the company will have a production capacity of one crore doses per month.