Question

    India’s 1st mRNA based COVID-19 vaccine is developed by which of the following?

    A Bharat Biotech Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Serum Institute of India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The country’s first home-grown mRNA Covid-19 vaccine — GEMCOVAC-19 — developed at Pune’s Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has got a ‘restricted emergency use’ nod for the 18-and-above age group. As mRNA vaccines are required to be kept at sub-zero temperatures, it was a mammoth task for Gennova scientists to develop a thermostable mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.

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