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CONVERGENCE OF SCIENCE AND SOCIETY IBD

K W PUBLISHERS PVT LTD
04 / 2022
9789391490294
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Sinopsis

As we are close to second anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic around the world, the virus has killed about 5.5 million people worldwide, and resulted an economic loss of about 4 trillion USD to date, making it the most noticeable global disruptor since the World War II. A return to the normalcy of pre-pandemic life is far from over. However, the unprecedented advancement of science, technology, and innovation (STI), during the ongoing pandemic has prepared well the global society, to respond effectively to the pandemic. Thus, the book captures the worldwide COVID-19-related STI development and its implementation in the society. Importantly, journey from vaccine development to mass vaccination, using currently available COVID-19 vaccines is extensively discussed in the book. Also, the fundamental underlying mechanism(s) by which vaccines work and the real-world effectiveness of the newly developed COVID-19 vaccines, the temporal emergence of COVID-19 variants, and their immune escape mechanisms, and the social, and economic benefits of vaccinations are discussed in the book. Thus, this book will help general readers to develop a scientific mindset in embracing the benefits of STI. Also, the book may help policy leaders to make informed decisions about pandemic preparedness, and its effective interventions.áSwarup K. Chakrabarti has a BachelorâÇÖs degree in Chemistry and MasterâÇÖs degree in Biochemistry from Calcutta University, India.Part One: The Tell Tale of VaccinationThe History of Vaccinationsááááááááááááá·áááááááThe Induction of Immunityáá·áááááááVaccine Efficacyááááá·áááááááVaccine Nationalismááááááááááááá·áááááááVaccine Hesitancyáá·áááááááVaccine Equityááááááááá·áááááááThe Chronological Evolution of Vaccine Types, and Technology Platformsááááááá·áááááááReal-World Effectiveness of Vaccines: Evolution of COVID-19 Variants and Their Immune Escape Mechanismsáááááááááááá·áááááááThe Benefits of Vaccination: Health, Economic, and Social Perspectivesááááááááááá·áááááááThe COVID-19 Vaccination Drive: An Indian Updateááá·áááááááThe COVID-19 Vaccination Drive: A Global UpdateááááPart Two: The Multifaceted Societal Impact ofáCOVID-19 on Science & Technology, and Innovation: Indian and Global Perspective·áááááááTowards a Better Normal: An Indian Perspectiveáááááááá·áááááááTowards a Better Normal: A Global PerspectiveáááááááááConclusion

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