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Dr Gagandeep Kang's work helped develop better vaccines against rotavirus and typhoid.
The virus strain isolated at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) laboratory in Pune will be used to develop the vaccine.
All of the vaccine candidates currently being developed are based on the genetic material of DNA protein 'spike', the molecular tip used by the coronavirus to enter human cells.
Headquartered in Hyderabad, IIL is the market leader in veterinary biologicals and the third largest animal health and human health player in India.
The leading vaccine maker had announced on June 29 that it successfully developed Covaxin in collaboration with the ICMR and National Institute of Virology.
Studies show that replenishing the air in a room was important to avoid spreading the virus, rather than recirculating the air like some air conditioning systems do.
The research has been completed and it proved that the vaccine is safe. The volunteers will be discharged on July 15 and July 20, said Chief researcher Elena Smolyarchuk.
The research team has been modelling South Africa's Covid epidemic to help the country's government make informed decisions.
Asian countries had largely prided themselves on rapidly containing initial outbreaks, but flare-ups this month have shown the danger of complacency.
The vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, also triggers lower adverse responses among the elderly.
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