The Hindu Editorial (Being ready) – Mar 05, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Being ready) – Mar 05, 2022:

vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
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.
discernible (adjective) – visible, noticeable, observable, recognizable, perceptible.
wane (noun) – decrease, decline, lessening, fading.
suggest (verb) – indicate, show.
plummet (verb) – decrease rapidly, fall sharply/steeply, drop.
claim (verb) – state, affirm, indicate.
a matter of (phrase) – no more than.
resurgence (noun) – increase, return, revival, rebound.
fuel (verb) – stimulate, encourage, intensify.
delta variant/B.1.617.2 (noun) – 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) and this variant is reclassified as Variant of Concern (VOC). The B.1.617.1 strain has been reclassified to a Variant of Interest (VOI) and labelled variant “Kappa”.
variant (noun) – different or form or version or mutant of something (virus).
birth (verb) – produce, bring into, have.
catastrophe (noun) – disaster, devastation, cataclysm, crisis.
distinction (noun) – difference, differentiation, variation.
vaccinated (adjective) – (of people) administered with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease.
dose (noun) – an amount/quantity of something, especially a medicine/drug prescribed to be taken at a specific time.
expose (verb) – come into contact with (the disease causing virus).
bear emphasis (verb) – used to say that it is extremely important to know.
emphasis (noun) – importance, significance; priority, insistence.
the elderly (noun) – the old people.
vulnerable (adjective) – relating to a weak/neglected person who is in need of special care/support; endangered, unsafe, unprotected, unguarded, ill-protected; easily affected by, prone to, at risk of.
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.
unvaccinated (adjective) – not vaccinated to provide immunity against a disease.
underline (verb) – emphasize, lay stress on, highlight, call attention to.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
fortunate (adjective) – lucky, favoured, blessed.
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.
hesitancy (noun) – reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination.
in a large measure (noun) – mostly, mainly; to a great extent/degree.
scepticism (noun) – misgiving, doubt/qualm, distrust, suspicion.
degree (noun) – amount, level, extent.
hesitation (noun) – reluctance, misgivings, unwillingness, disinclination.
emerge (verb) – recover.
administer (verb) – dispense, provide, give, apply (a drug/vaccine).
indigenously (adverb) – in an indigenous (originating from native/local) manner, something is produced in a particular region/country.
authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, the government, the administration, the bureaucracy.
drive (noun) – campaign, effort, push.
mop up (phrasal verb) – finish off, deal with (by absorbing final details of something); to complete a project/task.
mop-up (adjective) – relating to something (a project/task) that is finishing off.
take_shape (phrase) – become definite, become tangible.
spike (noun) – a sharp rise/increase of something.
as well as (phrase) – in addition, and also.
booster dose (noun) – In medical terms, a booster dose is an extra administration of a vaccine after an earlier dose.
Covaxin (noun) – 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).
ramp up (phrasal verb) – increase (in amount or number).
in time (phrase) – punctually, promptly, on time, not too late, on schedule.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
persistent (adjective) – continuous, constant, non-stop, unceasing.
seamless (adjective) – smooth and continuous.
supply chain (noun) – a dynamic network when a company purchases or uses goods or services from others. It involves people, information, processes, and resources involved in the production, handling, and distribution of materials and finished products or providing a service to the customer.
make public (phrase) – announce, reveal, disclose, publicize, circulate.
timeline (noun) – schedule, deadline.
Corbevax (noun) – 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.
Gennova (noun) – India’s first mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine, from Gennova Biopharma, a subsidiary of Pune-based Emcure Pharmaceuticals.
ZycoV-D Vaccine (noun) – a three-dose “plasmid DNA” candidate vaccine being developed by Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila. It is a vaccine that uses a genetically engineered, non-replicating version of a type of DNA molecule known as a ‘plasmid’. If approved by the regulator, ZyCov-D will be the world’s first DNA vaccine against infection with SARS-CoV-2.
occupy (verb) – engage, busy, distract, absorb, engross, preoccupy, hold the attention of, involve.
let one’s guard down (phrase) – lower one’s guard; to become less guarded/vigilant/careful.
measurable (adjective) – appreciable, significant, obvious, reasonable.