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Current Affairs UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

What is R21/Matrix-MTM?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Vaccine against Malaria developed by Serum Institute of India

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Vaccine against Malaria developed by Serum Institute of India”.

R21/Matrix-M is a pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccine that was developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.

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