The Hindu Editorial (Vaccine inequities) – Feb 26, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Vaccine inequities) – Feb 26, 2021:

vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
inequity (noun) – unfairness, unjustness, one-sidedness, partisanship, bias, prejudice, discrimination.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
open up (phrasal verb) – make something available/accessible.
co-morbidity (noun) – the presence of one or more additional conditions (diseases/problems) co-occurring/co-existing with a primary condition (disease/problem).
at once (phrase) – immediately, right away, right now; at the same time, all together, simultaneously.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
rope in (phrasal verb) – convince someone to participate in an activity.
belong to (verb) – be affiliated to, be associated with, be connected to, be linked to.
speed up (phrasal verb) – accelerate, step up, expedite.
frontline staff/worker/responder/personnel (noun) – a person who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency. First/front line workers/responders typically include paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers, firefighters, sanitary workers & etc.
uptake (noun) – the action of taking up something (available/given).
CoWIN (noun) – a digital platform (app) developed by Union Health Ministry, India to help monitor the entire COVID-19 vaccination process in India.
glitch (verb) – crash, develop a fault, be faulty, fail, go wrong, break down, malfunction.
hesitancy (noun) – reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination.
vaccine hesitancy (noun) – a reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one’s children vaccinated; reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines.
overlook (verb) – neglect, ignore, disregard, turn a blind eye.
strikingly (adverb) – noticeably, obviously, evidently, visibly, distinctly.
take one’s cue from (phrase) – follow the example of; follow the advice of.
queue up (phrasal verb) – be very interested to do/have something.
commendable (adjective) – admirable, praiseworthy, laudable.
insistence (noun) – emphasis, stress; assertion, claim.
documentary evidence (noun) – written evidence; it is a broad term that includes almost anything on paper.
hypertension (noun) – high blood pressure.
census (noun) – an official survey, particularly of a population.
insist on (verb) – call for, ask for, request, press for, push for, demand.
opt (verb) – choose, select, decide on, go for.
trial (noun) – test, pilot study, experiment (phase 1, 2,3, and or human/clinical trial).
win back (phrasal verb) – regain, recover, reclaim, get back, retrieve, restore.
timely (adjective) – prompt, punctual, convenient, appropriate, suitable, expedient.
adverse (adjective) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.