Pfizer Inc’s RSV Vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval for Pfizer Inc’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults. This marks a significant development in the fight against RSV, a common respiratory disease that poses a serious threat ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

What is Arexvy?

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine called Arexvy. The vaccine, manufactured by British pharmaceutical company GSK, has been approved for individuals aged 60 years and above in the United States. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Marburg Virus: Tanzania Reports its First-Ever Outbreak

Tanzania has recently confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly contagious and deadly virus that causes viral hemorrhagic fever. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that the confirmation by Tanzania’s national public laboratory followed the death of ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Encephalitis Lethargica

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, epidemic outbreaks, like encephalitis lethargica, that affected India in the past are being discussed. About the Disease Encephalitis Lethargica, also known as sleepy sickness or encephalitis A or Economo encephalitis, is a disease ..

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand successfully controlled Hepatitis B

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand have recently become the first four countries in the World Health Organization (WHO)’s South-East Asia region to have successfully controlled Hepatitis B. The virus is said to be controlled when the disease occurrenceis reduced to ..

2019 edition of World Hepatitis Day (WHD)

The World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is observed every year on 28rd of July to raise awareness about the disease which causes inflammation of the liver and claims around 1.4 million lives every year. The date of 28 July was chosen ..