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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Serum Institute of India and US-based Novavax signed an agreement for supply of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccines in India. The Institute was located at ____
A
Pune
B
Delhi
C
Bengaluru
D
Hyderabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nuvaxovid (Novavax) is approved and available for use as a primary course in people aged 12 years and over. Novavax is approved and available for use as a booster in people aged 18 years and over. The TGA provisionally approved Novavax for use as a primary course in Australia on 20 January 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -The FDA has authorized the emergency use of the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted as a primary series to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 12 years of age and older and as a first booster dose in individuals 18 years of age and older under an EUA.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both COVISHIELD™ (manufactured by Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd) and COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (manufactured by AstraZeneca) are ChAdOx1 nCoV- 19 Corona Virus Vaccines (Recombinant).

Detailed explanation-4: -The vaccine is authorized for emergency use to provide: A two-dose primary series to individuals 12 years of age and older.

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