The World Health Organization has granted approval for Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech's home-grown Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use listing, paving the way for it to be accepted as a valid vaccine in many poor countries. Indian home-grown shot wins WHO emergency use approval Here are the virus-related updates for November 3.Ĭovaxin, made by India’s Bharat Biotech, is the eighth Covid-19 vaccine to receive WHO's green light. Covid-19 has infected more than 248 million people and killed over 5 million globally.