nipah virus vaccine
There is no cure for Nipah virus till date. There is no vaccine, but now a ray of hope has arisen regarding its vaccine. The first phase of human trials to make the vaccine has been completed. Its results have also been quite good. A study regarding this has also been published in the famous medical journal The Lancet. According to the study, this vaccine has been found to be safe and has also created immunity against the virus in the body. This vaccine has been made under the name ChAdOx1 NipahB. It is made on the technology of Pandemic Sciences Institute of Oxford University. COVID-19 vaccine was also prepared on the same technology
Scientists have told that this was a Phase-I clinical trial, in which a total of 192 healthy adults (18-49 years) were included. Some of these people were given one or two doses of the vaccine in different quantities, while one group was given a placebo.
The Phase-I trial is conducted to look at the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. nipah virus The results of Phase 1 trial of the vaccine were quite good. In this, no major side effect of the vaccine was seen on any person. Only mild pain was felt at the injection site, which went away on its own after some time. Scientists have described such side effects as being of low risk.
The vaccine against Nipah also produced antibodies in people. When the antibodies were checked a few months after vaccination, the report was found positive. Especially in those people who received two doses within 28 days, neutralizing antibodies were produced in good quantities, this antibody helps in weakening the virus.
Nipah virus is a dangerous zoonotic disease. It spreads through bats. If a person gets infected with this virus, there is a possibility of death in 90 percent of the cases. At present there is no vaccine for this virus. Phase-II and Phase-III trials are still pending. If these trials are also successful, then in the coming few years the world will get a vaccine against this virus. Which will be a big discovery in medical history.
India's ICMR is also working to make a vaccine for Nipah virus. However, its trials have not started yet. Cases of Nipah virus also occur in India. Cases of this virus are reported in Kerala. Some people have also died. Public health expert Dr. Sameer Bhati says that the first phase trial of Nipah vaccine is raising hopes that a vaccine can be made soon. If this happens, the threat of Nipah virus can be reduced or eliminated to a great extent.
