Science/Medical
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Why was Covovax given a pass?
The government’s choice of vaccines for the third jab raises questions that urgently call for an answer or, at least,…
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Press Release and Video: Omicron is intrinsically less virulent than earlier variants but the next one is likely to be more severe – Omicron could be an evolutionary mistake: Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Cambridge University, Ravindra Gupta.
In an interview where he talks about his path-breaking research which explains why the disease caused by the Omicron variant…
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Centre must rein in states to create extra ICU beds as Omicron surge looks unstoppable
New Delhi, Jan 4: It is downright irresponsible on the part of the state governments to ignore ramping up health…
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South Africa’s Omicron experience is hugely reassuring: cases peaked and tumbled in six weeks, illness was mild, hospitalization a fraction of earlier waves but mask-wearing remains mandatory and India’s massive political rallies are “definitely playing with fire”.
In an interview that will lift some of the panic in India about the third wave of Covid-19, fuelled by…
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Vaccines, boosters and some hard talk
There are questions that need to be raised and allegations that must be countered about the vaccine strategy. I wish…
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Omicron: There is a case for starting booster shots
As concern about, if not fear of, Omicron grows with each passing day, should the government immediately authorise boosters for…
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India faces Covid vax syringe shortage coz govt failed to advance order – this amounts to irresponsibility: MD, Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices and Industry Association Coordinator, Rajiv Nath, to Karan Thapar for The Wire.
In an interview that will both shock and distress people, the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Syringes & Medical…
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Flawed assumptions and lack of critical detail is holding up vaccination in rural India: Anurag Behar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation to Karan Thapar
The CEO of Azim Premji Foundation, who is working with over 500 Primary Healthcare Centres across 12 states in mainly…
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Decoding Kerala’s Covid-19 woes
One of Kerala’s most highly respected doctors, who is deeply involved both in the treatment of Covid-19 patients as well…
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Healthcare: Need to Regulate Private Players
Speaking at webinar on “Resurgent India: Building Healthcare Infrastructure for New India” last week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exhorted private…
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