The Hindu Editorial (No room for complacency) – Jan 07, 2022

India recorded its first death caused by Omicron in a fully vaccinated person in Rajasthan on the last day of 2021. The 73-year-old man, with co-morbidities, had tested positive on December 15. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (No room for complacency) – Jan 07, 2022.

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room (noun) – scope, chance, leeway, freedom, latitude, opportunity (for something to happen).
complacency (noun) – carelessness, laziness, laxity; self-satisfaction, smugness, self-regard.
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.
due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
co-morbidity (noun) – In medicine, co-morbidity is the presence of one or more additional conditions (diseases) co-occurring/co-existing with a primary condition (disease).
unlike (preposition) – different from, unalike, dissimilar to; in contrast to, as opposed to.
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).
exhibit (verb) – show, display (as a symptom).
hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
relatively (adverb) – comparatively, in comparison, by comparison, proportionately.
the vaccinated (noun) – the people who are vaccinated.
rage (verb) – (of a disease) spread very quickly or uncontrollably; be at its height, be uncontrollable; reach a high degree of intensity.
hybrid immunity (noun) – natural immunity from an infection combined with the immunity provided by the vaccine. The hybrid immunity offers stronger protection than just infection or full vaccination alone.
immunity (noun) – the body’s defense against infections; protection, resistance.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
pick up (phrasal verb) – increase, improve, get stronger/better.
dose (noun) – an amount/quantity of something.
mRNA vaccine (noun) – The vaccine is a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, which stands for “messenger ribonucleic acid”. Messenger RNA is essentially the blueprint that living cells use to turn gene sequences into the proteins that form their fundamental structures. Once injected, the mRNA in the vaccine is translated into a viral protein, which our immune systems detect. The body generates an immune response in reaction to these viral proteins, which can’t by themselves cause disease, and this provides protection against developing Covid-19.
induce (verb) – cause, produce.
rollout (noun) – official launch/introduction.
adolescent (adjective) – teenage, young.
widen (verb) – increase, enlarge, expand.
safety/protective net (noun) – something which gives protection against misfortune or difficulty.
immaterial (adjective) – irrelevant, unimportant, inconsequential, insignificant, not germane.
confer (verb) – give to, present with, grant to, vest in.
draw (verb) – reach, deduce, infer, conclude, derive.
virulence (noun) – a measure of the severity or dangerousness of a disease caused by the relative ability of a infectious microorganism.
for instance (phrase) – as an example.
unvaccinated (adjective) – not vaccinated to provide immunity against a disease.
(time) lag (noun) – a period of time between one event and another event.
pronounce (verb) – say, express, utter; announce.
vulnerable (adjective) – endangered, unsafe, unprotected, unguarded, ill-protected; easily affected by, prone to, at risk of.
run the risk (phrase) – do something that may cause something unpleasant/bad.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
loud (adjective) – strong, powerful, forceful.
go out of control (phrase) – go uncontrollable, go unmanageable, go ungovernable, become wild, become reckless.
notwithstanding (conjunction) – although, in spite of the fact that, despite the fact that, even though.
transmissibility (noun) – probability of infection given contact between a susceptible and infected individual.
pose (verb) – constitute, present, create, cause (a problem or danger or risk).
lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on.
overwhelmed (adjective) – overloaded, beset, overburdened; swamped, engulfed, flooded, inundated.
make something harder (phrase) – to make something more difficult.
much-needed (adjective) – needed to a large extent/degree/level.
mount (verb) – increase, rise, escalate.
challenging (adjective) – demanding, testing, taxing, exacting, difficult, formidable, hard, tough, onerous, arduous.
shortage (noun) – shortfall, deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency.
adhere to (verb) – abide by, follow, obey, comply with.
mislead (verb) – misguide, misdirect, misinform, give wrong information to.
throw caution to the wind (phrase) – to behave or do something carelessly by ignoring risks/dangers involved in it.
gamble (noun) – risky action, venture, random shot, chance.