<span style="color: #222222;">World Health Organisation (WHO) official Dr Margaret Harris has said that the decision on Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin's emergency use listing recommendation is expected within 24 hours. Bharat Biotech has been submitting data to WHO on a rolling basis and submitted additional information at the UN health body's request on September 27. Earlier this month, WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan had said that the UN health body's technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider emergency use listing (EUL) for Covaxin.Last week, WHO had said a vaccine recommended by it for emergency use must be evaluated thoroughly. Covaxin, India's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, is developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research.</span><br />