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World Tuberculosis Day 2021
World Tuberculosis Day is observed each year on March 24. Theme of the day for this year is “The Clock is Ticking” which marks the urgency to take measures against the disease. It has become more important to act right now in the light of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has led to negligence towards TB ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Latent tuberculosis • Tuberculosis • Tuberculosis in India • Tuberculosis management • World Tuberculosis Day • World Tuberculosis Day 2021
ICMAR launch India’s first large-scale trial for two new TB vaccines – VPM1002 and Immuvac
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new TB vaccines – VPM1002 and Immuvac. The initiative would enroll 12,000 healthy household contacts of a patient whose sputum has tested positive for TB and are therefore at high risk of contracting the disease. VPM1002 is produced by the ..
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