Ocugen, Inc. submits EUA request for COVID-19 vaccine for kids 2-18

Ocugen, Inc. has submitted a request to US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate BBV152 for use in children aged 2 to 18 years. The submission is supported by an immuno-bridging clinical trial that was conducted in India. The vaccine a whole-virion, inactivated vaccine, which was manufactured using a Vero Cell platform.

The company submitted results from a phase 2/3, open-label, multicenter study that ran from May 2021 to July 2021 that evaluated the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of the vaccine in pediatric volunteers aged 2 to 18 years. The participants were separated into 3 age groups: 2-6 years, 6-12 years and 12-18 years. Every participant was given 2 doses, 28 days apart. The results indicated a similar level of protection in the pediatric population to that seen in earlier adult trials. No serious adverse effects, such as myocarditis, pericarditis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia or anaphylactic reactions, were reported in the group. Reported adverse events were all mild to moderate in nature and typically resolved within 24 hours of onset.

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1. Ocugen, Inc. Ocugen, Inc. announces submission of emergency use authorization request to the US FDA for investigational COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN™ (BBV152) for children ages 2-18 years. Published November 5, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2021. https://ocugen.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ocugen-inc-announces-submission-emergency-use-authorization