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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine candidates in development in India

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A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline worker, after the virtual launch of Covid-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a health center in Visakhapatnam, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI Photo)
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A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline worker in India

Bharath Manjesh
Vaccine candidates currently in development in India

The following candidates are in various stages of trials to assess safety and efficacy in India, according to a report in the BBC. This is apart from Serum Institute's Covaxin and Bharat Biotech's Covishield, which have already received emergency approval.

1) ZyCov-Di, being developed by Ahmedabad-based Zydus-Cadila

2) In partnership with US-based Dynavax and Baylor College of Medicine, Hyderabad-based Biological E, the first Indian private vaccine company, is developing a vaccine

3) In partnership with Seattle-based HDT Biotech Company, HGCO19, India's first mRNA vaccine developed by Pune-based Genova, uses bits of genetic code to induce an immune