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Omesh Kumar Bharti, a field epidemiologist with the Himachal Pradesh government, explaining why the cost would be reduced said that the new protocol involves injecting rabies immunoglobulins only in the wound, which further neutralises the rabies virus in the wound within hours.

Developed by Bharat Biotech Limited, the Rotavac vaccine was initially prepared through the isolation of the 116E strain of the live virus at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) between 1986 and 1988.

The researchers at IIT Roorkie are conducting in-depth research on the drug piperazine, and have discovered its anti-viral properties could be used to tackle the disease.

G.P Talwar, the founder-director of National Institute of Immunology (NII), has developed the first-of-its-kind, exclusive and indigenous leprosy vaccine in India.

The vaccine has shown promising results in the pre-clinical trials conducted by Professor Saumitra Das and his team.

Manoj Gambhir is an Indian origin Epidemiologist who is a vital part of the team carrying out the Ebola vaccine trials. His primary role has been to identify the best course for the human trials for the Ebola, to prevent another such large outbreak of the virus.