Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Pneumosil?

Answer & Explanation

Option: Both A & B

Explanation:

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated India’s first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). The vaccine “Pneumosil” has been developed by the Serum Institute of India Private Limited (SIIPL) in collaboration with partners like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. SIIPL developed and got the license of the first indigenous Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) from the Government of India during COVID-19 pandemic lock-down. Pneumosil is effective in the prevention of Pneumonia disease.