Can Delta Variant Effectiveness Fill Brazil-Sized Hole In Bharat Biotech’s Prospects?

Ocugen Class Action Suit Could Get Tricky

A study indicates that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 and its sub-lineage Delta Plus can be neutralized by Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, but a federal investigation in Brazil and a class action suit against its US partner have hurt the firm’s global ambitions. Experts weigh in on what the future could possibly hold.

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Bharat Biotech's Global Ambitions For Covaxin Have Landed It In Trouble • Source: Alamy

Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, can effectively neutralize the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) and its sub-lineage Delta plus (AY.1), a recent study by a group of Indian researchers has found.

While that’s something to cheer, Bharat Biotech has a lot dragging it down. Once hailed for developing India’s first indigenous...

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