Vaccines, especially COVID-19 vaccines, are in the news now because of the ongoing pandemic and the government’s efforts to vaccinate the population. The topic hence assumes great relevance for the UPSC exam.
In this session of ‘Explained’, we will cover all that you need to know about vaccines, types of vaccines, how they work and other important details. We will also cover the various vaccines available in India and globally that are being used in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Watch the video in full to understand vaccines for the IAS exam thoroughly.
Presenter: Tara Chen, Project Manager-Global Health Literacy Summit, Family and Community Medicine Unit, E-DA Hospital, Taiwan
Facing the severity of COVID-19 epidemic, the government’s response to emerging infectious diseases is particularly important.
E-DA Hospital is one of the Response Hospitals for Southern Taiwan. Their JCI/JCT accreditation has placed patient safety and quality care on the highest priority. On May 6th, 2020, E-DA Hospital shared Taiwan’s epidemic prevention and control measures for COVID-19 from a hospital perspective, focused on the actions that E-DA took to create a safe medical environment to protect their hospital staff, patients, family members and the public from the risk of infection.
E-DA Healthcare Group consists of E-DA Hospital, E-DA Cancer Hospital, E-DA Dachang Hospital and three nursing homes. E-DA Hospital has developed a comprehensive epidemic prevention implementation plan following CECC’s recommendations. They also provide diagnostic tests for the nearby area.
The COVID-19Rapid AntigenTest is a qualitative membrane-based assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab specimen. The target antigen in the specimen, if present, will react with gold conjugated anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody and form an antibody-antigen complex. As this complex migrates along the length of the nitrocellulose membrane, it is captured by pre-coated anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody located in the test(T) region on device test area, causing a pale to dark pink-purplish band. If the specimen does not contain SARS-CoV-2 antigens, no coloured line will appear in the test line region, indicating a negative result. To serve as a procedural control, a coloured line will always appear in the control line region, indicating that the proper volume of specimen has been added and membrane wicking has occurred.
