Covaxin, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured in India, is

[amp_mcq option1=”a live attenuated virus vaccine” option2=”an inactivated whole virus vaccine” option3=”a messenger RNA vaccine” option4=”a protein subunit vaccine” correct=”option2″]

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Covaxin, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, is an inactivated whole virus vaccine.

Inactivated vaccines use a killed version of the pathogen (in this case, the SARS-CoV-2 virus) to stimulate an immune response without causing the disease. The entire virus is used, but it is rendered non-infectious.

Other types of COVID-19 vaccines include mRNA vaccines (like Pfizer and Moderna), viral vector vaccines (like Covishield/AstraZeneca and Sputnik V), and protein subunit vaccines (like Novavax and Corbevax). Each type uses a different approach to trigger an immune response against the virus.

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