(a) whether Serum Institute of India Limited has manufactured a cheap and effective vaccine for Menigitis;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the field trials for the said vaccine has been completed; and
(d) the time by which the said vaccine will available in market?
THE MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS)
(a) & (b) No Sir. Serum Institute of India Ltd. Is conducting clinical trials on meningococcal A Conjugate
Vaccine..
(c) Report of the trial is still awaited.
(d) Availability of the vaccine will depend upon the generation of satisfactory safety and efficacy data by
the firm and subsequent approval of the drug by the licensing authority.