1.in haste (phrase)
Hindi Meaning - जल्दबाज़ी में, शीघ्रता से
English Meaning - with alacrity, with urgency, in a rush, in a hurry; quickly, rapidly, speedily.
2.vaccinate (verb)
Hindi Meaning - टीकाकरण, प्रशासित करना
English Meaning - inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
3.Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) (noun)
Hindi Meaning - आपातकालीन उपयोग प्राधिकरण
English Meaning - a mechanism to facilitate the availability and use of medical countermeasures, including vaccines, during public health emergencies, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.
4.vaccine (noun)
Hindi Meaning - टीका
English Meaning - a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
5.instance (noun)
Hindi Meaning - उदाहरण, अवसर, घटना
English Meaning - occasion, occurrence, case.
6.efficacy (noun)
Hindi Meaning - प्रभाव, चिकित्सा में, हस्तक्षेप की क्षमता
English Meaning - In medicine, the ability of an intervention (for example, a drug or surgery) to produce the desired beneficial effect; effectiveness, efficiency, power.
7.trial (noun)
Hindi Meaning - परीक्षण, अध्ययन, प्रयोग
English Meaning - test, pilot study, experiment (phase 1, 2,3, and or human/clinical trial).
8.desperate (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - बेकरार, तत्काल, दबाव
English Meaning - urgent, pressing, compelling; last-ditch, last-resort, last-minute, final.
9.measure (noun)
Hindi Meaning - उपाय, क्रिया, कदम
English Meaning - action, step, procedure.
10.deadly (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - घातक, जीवन के लिए खतरा
English Meaning - fatal, lethal, life-threatening.
11.variant (noun)
Hindi Meaning - प्रकार
English Meaning - different or form or version or mutant of something (virus).
12.adult (noun)
Hindi Meaning - वयस्क, युवक
English Meaning - grown person, grown-up person, mature person.
13.antibody (noun)
Hindi Meaning - रोग-प्रतिकारक
English Meaning - it is also called ‘immunoglobulin’;
a protective protein produced mainly by plasma cells in the immune system in response to the presence of antigens.
14.contract (verb)
Hindi Meaning - अनुबंध, विकसित होना, पकड़ना
English Meaning - develop, catch, become infected with, fall ill with, be taken ill with (a disease).
15.validation (noun)
Hindi Meaning - मान्यता, अनुमोदन
English Meaning - approval, endorsement, acceptance, ratification.
16.Corbevax (noun)
English Meaning - a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Indian biopharmacutical firm Biological E. Biological E’s anti-coronavirus shot, Corbevax, is a RBD protein sub-unit vaccine and is currently undergoing phase 2/3 clinical trials on adults.
17.Covaxin (noun)
English Meaning - India’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine candidate (COVAXIN) developed by a Hyderabad-based company, Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the ICMR (The Indian Council of Medical Research).
18.drug (noun)
English Meaning - medicine, medication.
19.regulator (noun)
English Meaning - an association that supervises a particular business activity.
20.phase-3 trial (noun)
English Meaning - In phase 3 trial, the vaccine is given to thousands of people to confirm its safety - including rare side effects- and effectiveness. These trials involve a control group which is given a placebo.
21.phase 2 trial (noun)
English Meaning - In phase 2 trial, the vaccine is given to hundreds of people so scientists can learn more about its safety and correct dosage.
22.human trial/clinical trial (noun)
English Meaning - a type of research that studies new tests and treatments and evaluates their effects on human health outcomes.
23.condone (verb)
English Meaning - approve, sanction, justify, vindicate, endorse.
24.fig leaf (noun)
English Meaning - (figuratively) something that is used to hide an embarrassing situation or problem; disguise, camouflage, cover-up, shield, facade, veneer.
25.green light/green lighting (noun)
English Meaning - authorization, permission, approval, assent, consent.
26.delta variant/B.1.617.2 (noun)
English Meaning - Formally known as AY.2 or B.1.617.2, it’s a variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, is renamed as the ‘Delta variant’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) .
27.Omicron variant (noun)
English Meaning - On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the (new coronavirus) variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron.
28.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (noun)
English Meaning - the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research.
29.seroprevalence (noun)
English Meaning - the number of persons in a population who test positive for a specific disease based on serology (blood serum) specimens.
30.novel coronavirus (nCoV) (SARS-CoV-2) (noun)
English Meaning - a new strain (type/variety) coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. (Courtesy: WHO)
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