India's Covid-19 vaccine has been found to neutralize 617 variants.
The covaxin vaccine is also effective on double mutant viruses believed to be responsible for the second wave of corona in India. India's Covid-19 vaccine has been found to neutralize 617 variants. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor of America has said this. Experts named this double mutant virus as B.1.617.In White House, Fauci said, 'We are getting many figures every day. When people who were given the covaxin vaccine analyzed their data, it was found that the vaccine is effective against double mutant virus. Vaccination of Covaxin may prove to be very helpful in India struggling with difficult conditions.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Covaxin was working to train antibodies to develop antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Antibodies attach to viral proteins, as spike proteins bind to their surface. Developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the National Institute of Virology and the Indian Council of Medical Research, Covaxin was approved for emergency use on January 3. The results of a later test showed that the vaccine had a 78 percent potency. At the same time, it is effective up to 100 percent in severe case
Apart from 'double mutants', a few days ago, triple mutants’ virus was found in India a few days ago. Triple mutant virus was found in several samples taken from Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. It is named B.1.618.
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