India has placed an order for 10 million doses of Zydus Cadila's DNA COVID-19 vaccine at a price of $3.57 per dose, the drugmaker said on Monday. The three-dose vaccine, ZyCoV-D, was approved by the country's drug regulator in August for emergency use in adults and children aged 12 years and above.

India set to buy Zydus Cadila's coronavirus vaccine

India’s drug regulator, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), has approved Zydus Cadila’s vaccine for emergency use in children aged above 12 years. Zydus is a three-dose DNA vaccine and can be administered to anyone above the age of 12, as per the regulator.

India approves Zydus Cadila’s three-dose vaccine for children

ZyCov-D vaccine has been tested on adults as well as children above 12 years of age and the regulatory body experts are satisfied with the results, the officials said.

Zydus Cadila COVID-19 vaccine for kids likely to get DCGI's nod