Covishield, the COVID vaccine of India which is approved by WHO, is manufactured by
- ASerum Institute
- BBharat Biotech
- CPanacea Biotec
- DZydus Cadila
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (a) Serum Institute
Explanation
Covishield is the Indian version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, technically called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222).
It is manufactured in India by the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune, the world's largest vaccine maker.
It is a viral-vector vaccine using a weakened chimpanzee adenovirus carrying the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein gene to trigger antibodies.