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Covaxin, A Vaccine from India

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Is India Mistaken To Approve Covaxin Vaccine?

Vero cell line (for virus culture)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vero_cell

Beta-propiolactone (for inactivating the virus)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Propiolactone

How is the COVAXIN like vaccines made?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7202686/

Bharat Biotech, ICMR publish Covaxin Phase 1 data showing safe, enhanced immunity to Covid-19 disease
https://www.firstpost.com/india/bharat-biotech-icmr-publish-covaxin-phase-1-2-safety-data-in-an-interim-report-in-lancet-9229311.html

Press Information Bureau Government of India
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1685761

Regulatory approval of COVID-19 vaccine for restricted use in clinical trial mode
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00045-1/fulltext

India begins COVID-19 vaccination amid trial allegations
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00145-8/fulltext

Watch | 'Mistake to Authorise Covaxin Without Phase 3 Data': Dr Ashish Jha
https://thewire.in/health/mitali-mukherjee-ashish-jha-bharat-biotech-covaxin

Scientists Urge Govt to Release Covaxin Phase 3 Trial Data Before Rollout
https://science.thewire.in/health/bharat-biotech-covaxin-vaccine-data/

How COVAXIN works?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/health/bharat-biotech-covid-19-vaccine.html

 

In this talk we will discuss the mechanism of action and the efficacy of the SARS-COV-2 vaccine from India called COVAXINE. Following topics will be discussed.

1. How are inactivated vaccines made?

2. How is the mRNA of the SARS-COV-2 inactivated?

3. Where did the actual SARS-COV-2 virus came from, that were inactivated and used in this vaccine?

4. Are inactivated virus vaccines better than adenovirus based vaccines e.g. AstraZenea or Johnson and Johson or messenger RNA based vaccines (mRNA vaccines) e.g. Moderna and Pfizer.

5. What is the efficacy of the vaccines?

6. When was this vaccine approved for India and if the company has plans to launch it in the USA.

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