The Hindu Editorial (Unjust green) – Jul 03, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Unjust green) – Jul 03, 2021

The European Union’s decision to enforce a “Green Pass” to allow travel within the EU from July 1, and linked to specified vaccines, has set off a storm of protest from several quarters including India. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Unjust green) – Jul 03, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Unjust green) – Jul 03, 2021:

unjust (adjective) – biased, unfair, one-sided, influenced.
green (noun) – green pass; a green light.
vaccine passport (noun) – it is documentation proving that you have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to access certain facilities and events. It could be in the form of a smartphone app or a written certificate.
discrimination (noun) – prejudice, intolerance, inequity, unfairness (against an individual or group of individuals by society and its institutions (basically in the procedures, policies or objectives) as a whole.
enforce (verb) – force, compel, demand, insist on.
Green Pass (noun) – The EU COVID Digital Green Pass is the popular form of the “EU Digital COVID Certificate” (EUDCC) which is a digital (or paper) certificate that will enable a person to travel within and to the EU region covering 27 member-states. The certificate will act as proof of the fact that the person concerned has been vaccinated or has recovered from COVID-19 or has a negative certificate on a COVID-19 test done 24 hours prior to travelling.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
set off (phrasal verb) – cause, bring about, begin/start, prompt, trigger.
storm (noun) – outburst, outbreak, eruption, outpouring, upsurge.
quarter (noun) – a particular area/place or a group of people.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) (noun) – a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU) responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision, and safety monitoring of medicines in the EU.
conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) (noun) – The approval of a medicine that addresses unmet medical needs of patients on the basis of less comprehensive data than normally required. The available data must indicate that the medicine’s benefits outweigh its risks and the applicant should be in a position to provide the comprehensive clinical data in the future.
authorisation (noun) – approval, sanction, permission, consent, clearance.
comirnaty (noun) – mRNA-based vaccine candidate (BNT162b2) produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Vaccine Janssen (noun) – Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine or Ad26.COV2.S vaccine candidate is developed by Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Biotech, Inc).
Spikevax (noun) – Spikevax or mRNA-1273 is an mRNA vaccine candidate which was co-developed by Moderna and investigators from NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center.
Vaxzevria (noun) – Vaxzevria or (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) or (AZD1222) is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, UK Ltd.
Oxford vaccine/Covishield (noun) – (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) or (AZD1222) is named Covishield in India. Serum Institute of India (SII), a biotechnology company has partnered with global pharma giant AstraZeneca and Oxford University for this vaccine candidate ‘Covidshield’.
make clear (phrase) – explain, clarify, elucidate.
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).
EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) (noun) – The EU COVID Digital Green Pass.
take up (phrasal verb) – pursue a matter.
The (Global) South (noun) – the poor developing countries (of Asia, Africa, South America, amongst others).
The (Global) North (noun) – the economically developed countries (of Europe, North America, Australia, amongst others).
at a disadvantage (phrase) – in an unfavourable situation/position.
unspoken (adjective) – unstated, unexpressed, unmentioned.
racism (noun) – the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another.
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (noun) – The Africa CDC is a public health agency of the African Union. Africa CDC strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven interventions and programmes.
backbone (noun) – mainstay, cornerstone, foundation, chief support.
COVAX (noun) – COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and WHO. Its aim is to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world.
alliance (noun) – association, union, partnership.
administer (verb) – dispense, provide, give, apply (a drug/vaccine).
binding (adjective) – irrevocable, unalterable, permanent, conclusive; compulsory, obligatory, mandatory.
vocal (adjective) – vociferous, outspoken, forthright; relating to someone who expresses his/her views frankly.
subtle (adjective) – indirect, sensitive.
impose (verb) – force, thrust, inflict, press, urge; put a restriction on.
reciprocal (adjective) – corresponding, correlative; given in return, returned.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
accommodate (verb) – adjust, adapt, attune, get accustomed, come to terms with, come to accept.
hurdle (noun) – obstacle, difficulty, problem, barrier, impediment, obstruction, hindrance.
delta variant/B.1.617.2 (noun) – 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”.
dose (noun) – an amount/quantity of something.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
tighten (verb) – make stricter, make more rigorous, make more stringent, stiffen, toughen.
quarantine (noun) – a process of separating out people, animals and things (such as plants) from others for a period of time in order to control/restrict the spread of a contagious disease; Quarantine is imposed to separate and restrict the movement of persons, who may have been exposed to infectious disease, but not yet known to be ill.
in order to (phrase) – with the purpose/aim of.
curtail (verb) – decrease, lessen, reduce, restrict, limit.
variant (noun) – different or form or version or mutant of something (virus).
keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, keep on with, go on with, carry on with, persist with.
discriminatory (adjective) – biased, unfair/unjust, inequitable, one-sided, partisan.
imperative (noun) – necessary condition, precondition, essential requirement.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
inoculation (noun) – vaccination, injection, immunization; jab, shot.