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?

Options

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer

2 and 3 only

Explanation

Covishield uses a viral vector (chimpanzee adenovirus) platform, Sputnik V uses a human adenovirus vector, and Covaxin is an inactivated whole-virus vaccine.

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