Which of the following company will launch the world’s first Plasmid DNA vaccine for COVID19?

Which of the following company will launch the world’s first Plasmid DNA vaccine for COVID19?

A. Zydus Cadila

B. Moderna

C. Pfizer

D. Johnson & Johnson

Explanation:

Zydus Cadila has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) to the office of the Drug Controller General of India for ZyCoV-D, its plasmid DNA vaccine against Covid-19. ZyCoV-D is a plasmid DNA vaccine which, when injected, produces the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and elicits an immune response mediated by the cellular and humoral arms of the human immune system, which play a vital role in protection from the disease as well as viral clearance.