“Vaccine for COVID-19 by Bharat Biotech will be available in the market from 15 August 2020”
What FACTLY found
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.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2020, 40 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1648778278636716&set=a.106375296210363&type=3&the…
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.