COVID-19 vaccine freebies? Centre’s expert group says no decision yet

Wear masks as pollution can contribute to SARS-CoV-2 related mortality, warns ICMR

कोविड-19 वैक्सीन किसे मिलेगी मुफ्त, अभी नहीं हुआ तय: केंद्रीय समूह

बिहार चुनाव में भाजपा ने अपने घोषणा में सबको कोविड-19 की म�…

Convalescent plasma therapy may go off Indian protocol for COVID-19: ICMR

PM Modi urges citizens to follow precautions during upcoming festive season

COVID-19: All 4 repurposed drugs fail to show efficacy in WHO Solidarity Trial

The drugs failed to reduce mortality, hospitalisation stay and initiation of ventilation in admitted patients 

कोविड-19 वैक्सीन का सबसे बड़ा उत्पादक बन सकता है भारत: हॉटेज

ग्लोबल वैक्सीनेशन में भारत की भूमिका, इसकी चुनौतियां, व�…

India reports sharp decline in tuberculosis registration after COVID-19 lockdown

Extra 0.2-0.4 million global TB deaths could push world eight years back, says WHO report 

India can exert itself as one of the largest vaccine manufacturers during COVID-19: Vaccinologist Peter Hotez

Hotez talked to DTE on India’s role in global vaccination, its challenges on the home turf, anti-vax movement and vaccine diplomacy

India should not prefer Russian COVID-19 vaccine over own: Vaccinologist Peter Hotez

India has a golden chance to emerge as a superpower; vaccine dissemination would be a paramount challenge, Hotez says in an …

Horse serum may be used for COVID-19 treatment: ICMR D-G

Bhargava ignores question on why plasma therapy still used despite a negative ICMR study  

COVID-19 antibody prevalence in Mumbai: Decline in slums, rises outside

Fall of antibodies does not necessarily mean decrease in level of immunity, say experts

Russia to supply 100 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India

The pharmaceutical company will carry out phase-3 clinical trials and distribution of the vaccine under the agreement; Indian manufacturers …

Vaccine hesitancy on the rise across the globe, reveals cross-country survey

India bucks the trend; Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea major concerns

Convalescent plasma therapy doesn't really help beat COVID-19: ICMR-backed study

No lowering of mortality in multi-centre trial; disease progression towards severity also not impacted; shortness of breath reduced

India may conduct trial or bridging study on Russian COVID-19 vaccine: Govt

Would India also go EUA way on vaccine? Official says, too early to say anything

India to be 'leading manufacturer' of Russia’s 'doubtful' trial vaccine

Experts caution Indian government against hastened response; Russia researchers claim their vaccine is the best

Has Dharavi Model made us lose sight of its real problems

COVID-19 pandemic will pass one day. But what about hunger, unemployment, loss of education and stigma

How safe is your hand sanitiser

The government hasn’t had much control over India’s hand sanitising manufacturers, who have mushroomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic 

COVID-19 & the ‘Dharavi Model’: Reportage from the ground

Down To Earth hit the ground to see how the densely populated Dharavi was tackling the pandemic. This 3-part series delves into …

India in talks with Russia on ‘unverified’ COVID-19 vaccine

Indian serostudies do not talk about neutralising antibodies, says ICMR DG  

COVID-19: What serosurveys suggest and what they hide

We know the results of serosurveys in five Indian cities now, the most recent being that of Pune, where more than half the sample size surveyed …

COVID-19: Hong Kong University ‘confirms’ first case of reinfection, WHO advises caution

Whether reinfection cases existed at a population level or the Hong Kong case was an exception had to be studied, WHO said

Did Dharavi model work? Is it herd immunity or plain luck?

As cases mounted and the toll rose, the bylanes of Dharavi kept waiting for the system to kick in; for many, the wait never ended

Delhi serosurvey says novel coronavirus infected 6 mln; how do we read this?

There’s more to be done before betting on herd immunity

Delhi tops in Asia among childhood cancers in boys in 0-14 yrs age group

Ratio of cancer in children to overall cancer cases declines marginally

At the heart of Dharavi model: Basic public health, resolve in community to beat COVID-19

Screening-isolating-testing worked for the densely populated area where physical distancing would be next to impossible