All Covid strains given to Bharat Biotech for a universal jab: Centre

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has transferred all existing strains of variants of concern of SARS-CoV-2 - virus that causes Covid-19 - to Bharat Biotech Ltd for developing a universal Covid vaccine that is effective against all variants.This was conveyed by the government to the Parliamentary committee on health and family welfare in its action-taken report that was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The parliamentary committee, chaired by Bhubaneshwar Kalita, had in 2022, recommended the health ministry to take initiatives to develop a universal Covid vaccine that is effective against all the variants.