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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which company has joined hands with Covaxx for coronavirus vaccine to fight Covid-19, for India and UNICEF?
A
Serum Institute
B
ICMR
C
NITI Aayog
D
Aurobindo Pharma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -COVAXIN®, India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech is developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. The ACT Accelerator is a ground-breaking global collaboration to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines.

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