Consider the following statements regarding Qdenga, recently approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO): 1. Qdenga is a live, attenuated tetravalent vaccine developed for dengue. 2. It has been developed using recombinant DNA technology. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Qdenga, recently approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO):
1.Qdenga is a live, attenuated tetravalent vaccine developed for dengue.
2.It has been developed using recombinant DNA technology.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: Qdenga is India’s first approved dengue vaccine. It is a live, attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine developed by Takeda and has been produced using recombinant DNA technology.

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