News: Asian Development Bank(ADB) has launched a $9 billion vaccine initiative—the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX). Facts: Aim: To offer rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Criteria: If a country has to obtain finances under APVAX, then it should fulfil one of the… Continue reading Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility(APVAX)
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Process and Issues linked to Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of COVID Vaccines in India
Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) This article explains the process of Emergency Use authorization, based on The Indian Express Article “Three Covid-19 vaccine developers seek emergency use approval in India” Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has received applications from 3 vaccine developers seeking Emergency Use Authorisation/Approval (EUA) for their candidate Covid-19 vaccines which are still… Continue reading Process and Issues linked to Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of COVID Vaccines in India
Authorisation of coronavirus vaccines
Context: Safety and efficacy data for the new vaccine must be known before emergency-use authorisation for vaccines. Why in news? The Pune-based Serum Institute of India has approached the regulator for nod for its vaccine, Covishield, developed by Oxford University. AstraZeneca, which is carrying out the phase-3 trials of the Oxford vaccine in four countries, is… Continue reading Authorisation of coronavirus vaccines
Purpose of the vaccine
Context- The challenges vaccine poses to qualify as a ‘public health’ intervention in India. What is the purpose of vaccination? Individual prevention- – The ability to develop immunity by producing antibodies among those individuals who have taken a vaccine shot. It builds an adaptive immune system To achieve herd immunity– It is a concept used… Continue reading Purpose of the vaccine
Aspects of vaccine distribution
Context: Aspects of vaccine distribution. Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic in march 2020 and the most optimistic prediction for a vaccine to be available was by the middle of 2021. Now, the labs around the world are working faster than anticipated and the first vials of a vaccine are likely… Continue reading Aspects of vaccine distribution
Vaccination policy
Context: India’s COVID-19 control plan of actions can be the basis for building a much-needed public health infrastructure. How can vaccine help in eradicating a disease? Preventive medicines: Vaccines play a major role in human mastery over infectious diseases by inducing immunity in individuals. Herd immunity: When a vaccine is rolled out as a national programme and… Continue reading Vaccination policy
Vaccine nationalism
Context- Problems posed by vaccine nationalism and the possible solutions. What is vaccine nationalism the problems posed by vaccine nationalism? Vaccine nationalism occurs when a country manages to secure doses of vaccine for its own citizens or residents before they are made available in other countries. This is done through pre-purchase agreements between a government and a vaccine manufacturer. The… Continue reading Vaccine nationalism
Cold chain infra for covid vaccine
Context: India must improve its cold chain infrastructure to avail benefits of new vaccines Elaborate about the potential covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer? Potential covid vaccine: Multinational drug company Pfizer has announced promising results from its ongoing phase-3 trial of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Effectiveness in trials: Pfizer, which is using a vaccine candidate by German firm BioNTech, had… Continue reading Cold chain infra for covid vaccine
