Claim: Vaccine for COVID-19 by Bharat Biotech will be available in the market from 15 August 2020.
Fact-check: Bharat Biotech vaccine for COVID-19 will not be available in the market from 15 August 2020 - FACTLY
Verdict: the icmr letter only mentions that they envisage to launch the vaccine by 15 august 2020, and not make the vaccine available in the market. bharat biotech founder had said that if the clinical trials of covaxin go well and meet the highest safety and efficacy standards, and if the regulators approve of them, it can be available for mass use by early 2021. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2020-07-30T14:21:22