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 ....