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2022

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

What is the type of authorisation granted to Covishield and Covaxin vaccines, as of January 2022?

A	Conditional Market Authorisation
B	Emergency Use Authorisation
C	Essential Market Authorisation
D	Full Market Authorisation

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -It is a viral vector vaccine, and is about 90 percent effective. There are several vaccination centers across India that have Covishield available. Compared to the Covaxin vaccination for Corona, the COVID vaccine Covishield has more side effects.

Detailed explanation-2: -Covaxin. This vaccine is approved.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. What kind of vaccine is COVISHIELDTM? It is a recombinant, replication-deficient chimpanzee adenovirus vector encoding the SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) glycoprotein. Following administration, the genetic material of part of corona virus is expressed which stimulates an immune response.

Detailed explanation-4: -COVAXIN approvals The National Regulator, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted conditional market authorisation for COVAXIN in January 2022.

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