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In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements

2022

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?

(a)

1 and 2 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3

Answer:

(b)

Factual

Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: Covishield does not use mRNA it uses viral vector platform. Therefore by elimination the answer is B.