In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements: 1.…
In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements: 1. The Serum Institute of India produced COVID-19 vaccine named Covishield using mRNA platform. 2. Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured using vector based platform. 3. COVAXIN is an inactivated pathogen based vaccine. Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Solution
1 incorrect: Covishield uses a viral vector (chimpanzee adenovirus) platform, not mRNA. 2 correct: Sputnik V uses adenovirus vector platform. 3 correct: COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech is an inactivated whole-virion vaccine.