Q: Which scientist is credited with growing the primary profitable vaccine?
A: Edward Jenner
Q: Which is the one human illness to have been eradicated by vaccination, in 1980?
A: Smallpox
Q: In 1998, a fraudulent analysis paper by doctor X and 12 coauthors was printed in The Lancet. The paper falsely linked the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, derailing the MMR vaccination globally, for years. Who is doctor X?
A: Andrew Wakefield
Q: To enhance the physique’s immune response, and assist make vaccines simpler, adjuvants are added to many vaccines. What is a typical adjuvant?
A: Aluminium
Q: In 1986, the Recombivax HB vaccine for hepatitis B was authorized for human use in a number of nations. What was particular about this vaccine.
A: It was the primary vaccine to be produced utilizing recombinant DNA expertise
Q: On March 27, 2014, the WHO licensed India as polio-free. How a few years of no reported circumstances of untamed poliovirus transmission have been required to get the certification?
A: Three years
Published – March 19, 2025 05:10 pm IST
