Matching COVID-19 vaccines with their underlying manufacturing platforms
Question
In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 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.
Options
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. The Russian Sputnik V is a viral vector vaccine, and Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN uses a traditional inactivated (dead) virus. Statement 1 is incorrect; Covishield (AstraZeneca) is an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, not an mRNA vaccine (like Pfizer or Moderna).
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q39
Subject
Science & Technology
Sub-topic
Biotechnology & Genetics
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
MoHFW Vaccine Approvals / Viral Vector vs mRNA Platforms
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