UPSC PRELIMS · GEOGRAPHY · VACCINE PLATFORMS

In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements: 1. The Serum Institute of India produced COVID-19 vaccine named Covishield using mRNA platform. 2. Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured using vector-based platform. 3. COVAXIN is an inactivated pathogen-based vaccine. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.

EXPLANATION

Covishield used a viral-vector platform, while Sputnik V used a viral-vector platform and COVAXIN used an inactivated whole-virion platform.

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