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  1. 5-20 years
  2. 2-12 years
  3. 12-19 years
  4. 20-40 years
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Option 3 : 12-19 years

The correct answer is 12-19 years.

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  • ZyCoV-D vaccine is the first covid-19 vaccine for the age group of 12 years and above (12-19 years) who cleared by India’s drug regulator.
  • ZyCoV-D vaccine will initially be used in seven states including Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, UP, and WB.

  • ZyCoV-D (Zydus Cadila vaccine)
    • It is developed and manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical company Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
    • It is the DNA-based vaccine against covid-19.
    • It is the world's first and India’s indigenously developed vaccine for children (12+).

  • Covaxin is developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV).
    • It is developed using whole-virion Inactivated Vero Cell-derived platform technology.
  • Covishield  is developed by AstraZeneca (a British-Swedish Company) and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer).
  • Sputnik V is developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia.
  • Pfizer-BioNTech is developed by Pfizer (an American Company) and BioNTech (a German Biotechnology Company).
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