The Hindu Editorial (Open the schools) – Jan 28, 2022

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dip (verb) – decrease, decline, reduce, slump.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
on one’s own (phrase) – alone, all alone, by oneself, all by oneself.
statistic (noun) – a piece of information/data received from a study of a large number of information/data.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near, a long way from.
impose (verb) – force, thrust, inflict, urge (an unwelcome decision).
lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
context (noun) – circumstances, conditions, situation.
Omicron variant (noun) – On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the (new coronavirus) variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). The first known confirmed Omicron infection was from a specimen collected on November 9. In recent weeks, infections in South Africa have increased steeply, coinciding with the detection.
upsurge (noun) – sudden increase or rise of something; jump, upturn.
hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
indiscriminate (adjective) – unconsidered, casual, random, careless, unplanned, aimless, foolish, mindless, impulsive, ill-considered, thoughtless, unthinking.
mortality (noun) – (in a particular time/for a cause) the rate/number of death; death, loss of life.
come to pass (phrase) – happen, occur, take place, transpire, come about, befall.
in the throes of (phrase) – struggling with, grappling with, in the middle of.
by no means (phrase) – not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
vaccinated (adjective) – (of people) administered with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease.
nonchalance (noun) – relaxedness, casualness, calmness, ease; unconcern, lack of concern, indifference, carelessness.
unequivocal (adjective) – unambiguous, unmistakable, indisputable, incontrovertible, indubitable, undeniable.
the odds (noun) – likelihood, probability, chance.
doubly (adverb) – twice as, in double measure.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
so far (phrase) – until now, up to the present, up to this point.
stave off (phrasal verb) – avert, prevent, avoid, rule out.
observation (noun) – scrutiny, examination, inspection, surveillance, attention, consideration.
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise, form, compose, represent.
ease (verb) – reduce, moderate, lessen, decrease.
establishment (noun) – place of business, firm, company, enterprise, organization, industry.
open up (phrasal verb) – make something available/accessible.
reluctant (adjective) – unwilling, disinclined, resisting, opposed, hesitant.
unvaccinated (adjective) – (of people) not vaccinated to provide immunity against a disease.
serology survey (noun) – A serological survey is conducted to assess the prevalence of a disease in a population. It is done by detecting the presence of specific antibodies that are produced against the virus.
serology (noun) – a method of diagnostic examination of blood serum concerning the immune system’s response to pathogens (the pathogen is something, like bacteria/virus, that causes disease). (serum is an amber (yellowish-orange), watery fluid, rich in proteins, obtained from blood…).
sero-survey (noun) – collection and testing of serum (or proxy such as oral fluid) specimens from a sample of a
defined population over a specified period of time to estimate the prevalence of antibodies against a given
specific infectious pathogen as an indicator of immunity.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (noun) – the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world. As early as in 1911, the Government of India set up the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) with the specific objective of sponsoring and coordinating medical research in the country. It was redesignated in 1949 as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
antibody (noun) – it is also called ‘immunoglobulin’; a protective protein produced mainly by plasma (blood) cells in the immune system in response to the presence of antigens (disease causing organisms (bacteria & viruses) and other harmful/toxic foreign substances like insect venom).
different (adjective) – dissimilar, unalike, unlike, non-identical, not the same.
no different (from) (phrase) – similar, alike, like, identical, the same.
lines (noun) – course, procedure, technique, way, system, method.
establish (verb) – prove, demonstrate, show, indicate, signify, confirm.
likely (adjective) – probable, possible.
contract (verb) – develop, catch, become infected with, fall ill with, be taken ill with (a disease).
carrier (noun) – a person who transmits an infectious agent to others, particularly with themselves showing no symptoms.
disruption (noun) – disturbance, disarrangement, confusion, interruption, obstruction.
entrench (verb) – settle, establish, embed, anchor, install, ingrain.
inequality (noun) – Inequality is simply defined as “the state of not being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities; imbalance, unevenness, disproportion, disparity.
well-off (adjective) – wealthy, rich, affluent.
nutritious (adjective) – healthy, wholesome, nourishing.
in good conscience (phrase) – by all that is fair; having good motives; properly, in fairness, correctly, legally.
conscience (noun) – a sense of right and wrong, moral sense, inner voice.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
undertake (verb) – begin, start; engage in, become involved in, embark on, launch into, attempt, try.
stock up (phrasal verb) – fill, fill up, load, restock, amass supplies of.
come with (phrasal verb) – develop as a result of something.
cost (noun) – loss, suffering, drawback, disadvantage.
at the cost of (phrase) – at the expense/loss/sacrifice of.
sustainable (adjective) – acceptable, reliable, dependable.
insist on (verb) – call for, ask for, request, press for, push for.
confines (noun) – limits, borders, boundaries (of a place).
periodic (adjective) – regular, recurrent, repeated, cyclical.
gauge (verb) – assess, evaluate, appraise, analyse.
hardly (adverb) – barely, almost not.