UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper 1 · Q69

Science & Technology

Medium · COVID-19 vaccine platforms

Consider the following statements about COVID-19 vaccine platforms used in India and elsewhere:

1. Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, is an mRNA-based vaccine.

2. Sputnik V is based on a viral vector platform.

3. Covaxin is based on an inactivated (whole-virus) vaccine platform.

How many of the statements given above are correct?