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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which Indian company along with virologists of University of Wisconsin and Madison have begun development and testing of a new vaccine called CoroFlu for COVID-19?

A	Aurobindo Pharma Limited
B	Cipla Limited
C	Bharat Biotech
D	Piramal Enterprises Limited

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Bharat Biotech will manufacture the vaccine, conduct clinical trials and prepare to produce the vaccine for global distribution.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and its PSU, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is delighted to announce approval from DCGI for emergency use authorization first of its kind intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine to Bharat Biotech (BBIL).

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