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 bas

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Q: 39 (IAS/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 ?

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General Knowledge

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IAS

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  1. The first statement is incorrect. The correct statements are:

  2. Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured using vector-based platform.
  3. COVAXIN is an inactivated pathogen-based vaccine.

  4. COVAXIN is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It is an inactivated pathogen-based vaccine, where the virus is grown in the lab and then killed or inactivated before being used as a vaccine.

    Covishield is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. It is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, but it is not produced using mRNA technology.

    Sputnik V is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. It uses a viral vector platform, where a harmless virus is used to deliver genetic material from the coronavirus into human cells to stimulate an immune response.

 

Preparing for Future Exams: Learning from the Analysis of Past Questions

Topics to study:

  1. COVID-19
  2. Vaccine development and manufacturing
  3. Types of vaccines
  4. mRNA vaccines
  5. Vector-based vaccines
  6. Inactivated vaccines

Sources:

  1. NCERT textbooks on Biology and Health Education
  2. News articles from reliable sources on COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution, such as The Hindu, BBC, and CNN.
  3. Official websites of vaccine manufacturers and health organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

NCERT book chapters:

  1. Biology: Chapter 9 - Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production - This chapter covers various biotechnological applications, including vaccine development.
  2. Biology: Chapter 13 - Organisms and Populations - This chapter discusses the concept of immunity in organisms.
  3. Health and Physical Education: Chapter 6 - Communicable Diseases - This chapter covers the basics of communicable diseases, including their prevention and control.

Related concepts:

  1. COVID-19 virus and its structure
  2. Immune system and immune response
  3. Vaccine development and manufacturing platforms
  4. mRNA vaccines and their mechanism of action
  5. Vector-based vaccines and their mechanism of action
  6. Inactivated vaccines and their mechanism of action
  7. Vaccine efficacy and safety
  8. Vaccine distribution and administration
  9. Variants of the COVID-19 virus and their impact on vaccine efficacy.

Studying every possible topic in advance, especially in the case of current affairs questions, is not feasible. Such questions tend to reflect recent events and trends, and it is therefore important to choose specific topics from reliable sources such as newspapers or magazines, and study the relevant current affairs in detail. Additionally, it is recommended to correlate the current affairs knowledge with other theoretical materials to gain a comprehensive understanding, rather than attempting to cover every possible topic beforehand