India's First Corona Indigenous mRNA Vaccine Approved

India's First Corona Indigenous mRNA Vaccine Approved

Recently, India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine 'GEMCOVAC-19' developed in India has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for

emergency use. This is India's first mRNA vaccine and the third mRNA vaccine to be approved for COVID in the world.

This vaccine, named GEMCOVAC-19, has been made by the Pune-based company Gennova Biopharmaceuticals. It will be givento people of 18 years of age and above. Whereas the rest of the

mRNA vaccines have to be kept at a temperature below zero, this vaccine of Gennova will not spoil even if kept at 2-8 °C. This will make it very easy to carry. Two doses of this vaccine have been approved. These doses will be administered at an interval of 28 days.

Covovax also approved for 7-11 year oldsDCGI has also approved Serum Institute of India's anti-COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for limited emergency use subject to certain conditions for children in the age group of 7 years to 11 years.

What is mRNA COVID Vaccine?

mRNA Covid Vaccine is a vaccine in which messenger RNA (mRNA) has been used. It is a type of RNA that

is necessary for the manufacture of.proteins in the body. In order to manufacture proteins within the cells in the body, mRNA first prepares a blueprint, after

which the protein is manufactured. As the cells make proteins, they break down the mRNA. Due to which this mRNA does not change the DNA of cells in the body.