Which country has launched a clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccines based on mRNA platform?
- A. Japan
- B. Pakistan
- C. Russia
- D. USA
Correct Answer: D. USA
The US-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate three experimental HIV vaccines based on a messenger RNA (mRNA) platform. It is the technology used in several approved COVID-19 vaccines. This study named HVTN 302 is sponsored by NIAID while the NIAID-funded HIV Vaccine Trials Network is conducting the trial.
Correct Answer: C. Australia
Australia’s highest court has made a landmark ruling that will curtail the Government’s citizenship Powers and how governments can deal with extremists. The High Court restored Delil Alexander’s Australian citizenship that was illegally cancelled in July last year by the then-Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews. Delil Alexander was suspected to be Islamic State group fighter.
Correct Answer: B. Endeavor
The United States astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, landed back on the Earth. The astronauts splashed down aboard Crew Dragon ‘Endeavor’ in the Gulf of Mexico after a 64-day voyage in space. This is NASA’s first crewed mission from American soil in nine years. This splashdown is the first of its kind by NASA in 45 years.
Correct Answer: D. Global Shield
Pakistan and six other nations facing climate risks called pathfinder countries will be the first recipients of Global Shield funding, it was announced at the COP27 summit in Egypt on November 14, 2022. Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, the Philippines and Senegal were identified as the other recipients of the package by the Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) of 58 climate-vulnerable economies and the Group of Seven (G7). The Global Shield initiative for pre-arranged financial support has been designed to be quickly deployed in times of climate disasters.
Correct Answer: A. COVID Action Platform
The World Economic Forum on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID Action Platform. The global platform, the first of its kind, aims to convene the business community for collective action, protect people’s livelihoods and facilitate business continuity, and mobilize support for the COVID-19 response.
Correct Answer: A. May 17, 2020
On Sunday, May 17, 2020, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal, ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the country into a political crisis. The breakthrough comes as Afghanistan battles a series of crises, including a rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus and surging militant violence that saw dozens killed in brutal attacks last week. Pakistan welcomed the agreement.
Correct Answer: A. November 15, 2020