Covaxin Neutralises Multiple Variants Of Covid-19 Virus Including Double Mutant Strain: ICMR Study

India's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is effective against multiple variants of the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, including the double mutant strain found in India, according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

According to the ICMR, the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) had successfully isolated and cultured multiple variants of concern of SARS-CoV-2 virus including the variants originating from United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.

The NIV has demonstrated the neutralization potential of the Covaxin against the variants from Brazil and UK in a study published in Journal of Travel Medicine in March.

In the latest study, the Covaxin has been found to effectively neutralise the double mutant strain as well, according to the ICMR.