WHICH VACCINE IS GOOD FOR CORONAVIRUS ?

AS WE KNOW BATTLE WITH CORONVIRUS IS STILL ON. INDIA HAS LAUNCHED ITS TWO VACCINE TO FIGHT AGAINST COVID 19 WHICH IS COVAXIN AND COVISHIELD.

COVAXINE

COVAXINE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY BHARAT BIOTECH. IT IS AN INACTIVATED VACCINE WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS MADE UP OF KILLED CORONAVIRUSES, MAKING IT SAFE TO BE INJECTED INTO THE BODY. BHARAT BIOTECH USED A SAMPLE OF THE CORONAVIRUS, ISOLATED BY INDIA'S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY. WHEN ADMINISTERED,IMMUNE CELLS CAN STILL RECOGNISE THE DEAD VIRUS, PROMPTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO MAKE ANTIBODIES AGAINST THE PANDEMIC VIRUS.

COVISHIELD

THE OXFORD-ASTRAZENECA VACCINE IS BEING MANUFACTURED LOCALLY BY SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA, THE WORLD'S LARGEST VACCINE MANUFACTURER. IT SAYS IT IS PRODUCING MORE THAN 50 MILLION DOSES A MONTH. THE VACCINE IS KNOWN AS COVISHIELD,IS MADE FROM A WEAKEND VERSION OF A COMMAN COLD VIRUS (KNOWN AS AN ADENOVIRUS) FROM CHIMPANZEES. IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO LOOK MORE LIKE CORONAVIRUS-ALTHOUGH IT CAN'T CAUSE ILLNESS.WHEN THE VACCINE IS INJECTED INTO A PATIENT,IT PROMOTS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO START MAKING ANTIBODIES AND PRIMES IT TO ATTACK ANK CORONAVIRUS INFECTION

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WRITTEN BY- ANKIT S SRIVASTAVA