Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D - the needle-free COVID-19 vaccine for adults and kids - all you need to know
Zydus Cadila in July had said that ZyCoV-D was effective against the new mutants of COVID-19, especially the Delta variant.
Zee Media Bureau
| Aug 22, 2021, 09:18 AM IST
India on Friday (August 20, 2021) granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine 'ZyCoV-D', which is the world's first DNA shot against the coronavirus in adults and children aged 12 years and above.
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ZyCoV-D has shown efficacy rate of 66.6%
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ZyCoV-D is a three dose coronavirus vaccine
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ZyCoV-D is a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine
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ZyCoV-D is a Plasmid DNA vaccine
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ZyCoV-D is stored at 2-8 degrees C
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Zydus Cadila planning to manufacture 10-12 crore vaccine doses every year
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ZyCoV-D is the second home-grown shot
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Zydus Cadila's coronavirus vaccine is the second home-grown shot to get emergency authorization in India after Bharat Biotech's Covaxin. It is developed in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology.
ZyCoV-D has also become the sixth COVID-19 vaccine to get approval in India.
(Representational Photo: ANI)