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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the companies that made Covaxin for Covid-19 vaccines in India.
A
Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech Pharma Company
B
Bharat Biotech Pharma Company & Shashi Medical Institute
C
Janta Pharma & Ajanta Pharma
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -COVAXIN-India’s First Indigenous Covid-19 Vaccine | Bharat Biotech.

Detailed explanation-2: -This product contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 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: -Bacterial Vaccines Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine I.P. Tetanus Vaccine (Adsorbed) I.P. Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine (Adsorbed) I.P. Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine (Adsorbed) I.P.

Detailed explanation-4: -Covaxin (development name, BBV152) is a whole inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology.

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