Question:What is Sputnik V recently seen in the news?
(a) Indian submarine
(b) 1st covid vaccine
(c) Nuclear weapon developed by North Korea
(d) US programme for corona control
Answer:(b)
Context:
- Russian has launched the world’s first coronavirus vaccine named ‘Sputnik V’.
- Sputnik V:
- The vaccine has been developed by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian defence ministry.
- How does it work?
- The vaccine is based on the DNA of a SARS-CoV-2 type adenovirus, a common cold virus.The vaccine uses the weakened virus to deliver small parts of a pathogen and stimulate an immune response.
By: Arpit Mishra
Links:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/sputnik-russia-coronavirus-vaccine-200813070859021.html