Relaunch of Anti-Rabies Vaccine

In the face of a long-standing shortage of a crucial vaccine against the deadly rabies virus, vaccine maker Bharat Biotech recently ‘relaunched’ an anti-rabies vaccine (ARV). The vaccine will be sold under the brand name ‘ChiroRab’.

Indian Situation

  • According to the Health Ministry’s data, India is the hotbed of human rabies.
  • India accounts for more than one-third of the world’s rabies deaths.
  • Each year, as many as 20,000 people die due to the vaccine-preventable fatality.
  • India has a population of 30 million stray dogs which cause 96% of rabies in humans.

Rabies

  • Rabies is a viral disease and is fatal by ....

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