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Vaccines and pill against Covid

December 30 , 2021 1056 days 839 0
  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved Corbevax and Covovax Covid vaccines and anti-viral drug Molnupiravir for restricted use on adults in emergency situations.
  • CORBEVAX vaccine is India's 1st indigenously developed RBD protein subunit vaccine.
  • It is made by Hyderabad-based firm Biological-E.
  • The Nanoparticle Vaccine, COVOVAX, will be manufactured by Pune-based firm Serum Institute of India.
  • Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug, will now be manufactured in the country by 13 companies for restricted use under emergency situation for adults.

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