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The government is equally geared up to fight this outbreak by launching novel solutions. DST is funding Pune based Seagull BioSolutions to undertake the development of an active virosome (AV) vaccine against COVID-19.

“Accurate diagnostics, breaking the chain of transmission, therapy and preventive measures including safe and effective vaccines are the foundational pillars of addressing the challenges of COVID-19. Of these, developing vaccines has the longest timeline and so it is essential to fast track that activity now,” says Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST, New Delhi.