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VHP Officeholder Offers Himself For Human Trials Of Potential Covid-19 Vaccine

Swarajya StaffJul 04, 2020, 01:25 PM | Updated 01:29 PM IST
Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN (Representative Image) (Pic Via BBIL Website)

Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN (Representative Image) (Pic Via BBIL Website)


Amid reports of India's COVID-19 vaccine given a green signal for human trials, a top functionary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has offered himself for it.


Offering himself for the human trial, Jain wrote, "I will be ready, whenever you call me for these trials."

The vaccine is being developed jointly by Bharat Biotech and ICMR.

Bhargava wrote in a letter informing about the clinical trials to heads of King George College, Vishakapatnam; Pt BD Sharma PGIMS University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, and AIIMS New Delhi Director Randeep Guleria among others.


Human clinical trials are scheduled to start across India in July 2020, Bharat Biotech said.

(With inputs from IANS)

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