India's indigenous vaccine effective against 617 variants of Corona: White House Medical Advisor

New Delhi, April 28, 2021

In the midst of the Corona epidemic, Dr. Anthony Fossi, a top virologist in the United States, has given good news about India's indigenous vaccine covacin.

"Covacin is effective on 617 variants of the corona virus," he said. "We are studying data from different countries. Recently we have been in India. The study found that the vaccine was effective on 617 variants of the corona virus. .

Covacin teaches the body's immune system how to make antibodies against the virus, he said.

The vaccine was developed by Bharat Biotech, an Indian company, with the help of the National Institute of Virology and the Indian Council of Medical Research, and was approved for use by the Government of India on January 3.