Were there any other traditional vaccines in test? It is interesting that the traditional approach would be kicked aside, don't you think?
Yes, there are several deactivate viruses out there, mostly Chinese. None approved (EUA) in the USA. India just isn’t up to western standards in running trials. The FDA pretty much told them to rerun the trial using their USA partner, Ocugen.
No, I am not surprised that Chinese and Indian vaccines with questionable trial data are not being approved for EUA’s in the USA. Especially when we already have more vaccine than we can use.