- Besides the Drugs controller general of India (DCGI) is expected to give Emergency Use Authorisation to Gennova’s mRNA vaccine.
- The vaccine - GEMCOVAC-19 - is the country's first homegrown mRNA COVID- 19 vaccine and is seen as a game-changer for the healthcare industry.
- The company has conducted phase 2 and phase 3 data trials on 4000 participants to evaluate vaccine safety, immunogenicity, and tolerability.
- mRNA vaccines use mRNA to teach our cells how to make a protein or a protein that triggers an immune response inside our bodies.
- It is based on the Moderna model but has been built with the information available in the open and indigenous technology and materials.
Question:
Q.1 Which of the following is the first Homegrown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in India?a. Moderna
b. Covaxin
c. Cansino
d. GEMCOVAC-19
