Source: TOI Context: The United States is witnessing its worst measles outbreak since 1992, with over 1,300 cases across 39 states due to falling immunisation rates and vaccine misinformation. About Measles: What Is Measles? Measles is a highly contagious viral disease caused by the Measles morbillivirus, primarily affecting children. Declared eliminated in the US in …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: While last year, before the second wave, vaccine hesitancy was ascribed to the low uptake, it is quite likely now that people are exercising their option of waiting for more kinds of the vaccine. The current attitude is foregrounded in the ground reality that …
Introduction: Immunization is a health and development success story. In India, Expanded Programme on Immunization was launched in 1978. It was renamed as Universal Immunization Programme in 1985 when its reach was expanded beyond urban areas. Universal Immunization Programme is one of the largest and most cost-effective public health interventions which is largely responsible for …
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Introduction: A concern that resurfaced following the events of the past week that witnessed a high-profile legal fight in Australia over star tennis player Novak Djokovic’s vaccination status. Djokovic was deported after he lost the visa battle on grounds that he was unvaccinated and did not fulfil the criteria to participate in the Australian …
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Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Vaccine hesitancy: Context: Authorities in rural and remote districts of Chhattisgarh are engaging tribal activists among others as a strategy to remove vaccine hesitancy among the villagers in the fight against Covid. What’s the issue? People believe fake news faster than genuine information in these times. They either believe …
Context: Corona pandemic is on the wane in India: The downward trend in fresh coronavirus infections in India continues to inspire confidence that the pandemic is on the wane. The daily new cases fell below 10,000 for the third time this month. India’s tally is now 10.9 million cases and fresh reported fatalities …
Topics Covered: Awareness in IT and biotechnology. Vaccine hesitancy: Context: An online survey has shown that as the country readies to implement its COVID-19 vaccination programme, vaccine hesitancy could be an issue that the government needs to address forthwith. The results showed that there was considerable hesitation even among the medical community to take the …
