{"id":87059,"date":"2022-02-08T06:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T06:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=87059"},"modified":"2022-09-16T11:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T06:06:50","slug":"india-becomes-first-country-to-administer-covid-19-dna-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-becomes-first-country-to-administer-covid-19-dna-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"India becomes first country to administer COVID-19 DNA vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine that uses circular strands of DNA to prime the immune system against the virus SARS-CoV-2. Researchers have welcomed news of the first DNA vaccine for people to receive approval anywhere in the world, and say many other DNA vaccines might soon be hot on its heels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;ZyCoV-D&nbsp;which is the&nbsp;World\u2019s first plasmid DNA vaccine&nbsp;has been produced by Ahmedabad-based vaccine manufacturer&nbsp;Zydus Cadila&nbsp;and it was&nbsp;administered for the first time in Patna&nbsp;On February 05, 2022. It is a Painless and Needleless vaccine given at intervals of 28 days and 56 days.&nbsp;It is the&nbsp;second India-made vaccine to get emergency authorization in India&nbsp;after Bharat Biotech\u2019s Covaxin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine that uses circular strands of DNA to prime the immune system against the virus SARS-CoV-2. Researchers have welcomed news of the first DNA vaccine for people to receive approval anywhere in the world, and say many other DNA vaccines might soon be hot on its heels. 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