Union Health Minister unveils world’s first intranasal COVID19 vaccine, iNNCOVACC

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Source: The post is based on the article Union Health Minister unveils world’s first intranasal COVID19 vaccine, iNNCOVACCpublished in PIB on 26th January 2023

What is the News?

The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare has unveiled the iNNCOVACC COVID19 vaccine.

What is iNNCOVAC?

iNNCOVACC is the world’s first intranasal COVID19 vaccine to receive approval for the primary 2-dose schedule and as a heterologous booster dose. 

Developed by: Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in collaboration with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance(BIRAC).

Click Here to read more about the vaccine

What is ZyCoV-D?

It is the world’s first and India’s indigenously developed DNA based vaccine for Covid-19 to be administered in humans including children and adults 12 years and above.

Developed by: Zydus Cadila in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology in the Ministry of Science & Technology under ‘Mission Covid Suraksha’ through BIRAC.

Click here to read more about the vaccine

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