It is realistic that we will know sometime in late 2020 whether some COVID-19 vaccines are safe, exactly how effective they are and which ones should be used to vaccinate the population in 2021
Biden’s long foreign-policy record signals how he’ll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response
Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead can include a constitutional crisis over succession
Can COVID-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?
Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine
Experts worry that any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to have a high price tag and, as a result, be unequally distributed
How social isolation can enrich our spiritual lives — like Robinson Crusoe
Crusoe’s journey of being trapped in a tropical island offers lessons on uncertainty and isolation during COVID-19 times
Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk you through the decision process
Arming yourself with specific knowledge about your airport and airline, and maximising your use of protective measures that you have control over,…
A COVID-19 vaccine needs the public’s trust — and it’s risky to cut corners on clinical trials, as Russia is
In other places, notably the United States, China and the European Union, even as researchers rush to develop vaccines, they continue to publish …
Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens like coronavirus jump species
Within markets like the one in Wuhan, there are abundant opportunities for the type of interactions that promote pathogen transmission among species
Does coronavirus linger in the body? What we know about how viruses in general hang on in the brain and testicles
The mounting evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 can infect immune privileged sites and, from there, result in chronic persistent — …
Blocking the deadly cytokine storm is a vital weapon for treating COVID-19
The cytokine storm is a centerpiece of the COVID-19 pathology with devastating consequences for the host
Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: A new review of several studies shows flaws in research and no benefit
There are no controlled studies that assess the use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent the coronavirus
What is a clinical trial? A health policy expert explains
A controlled trial means study participants are split in two groups: One group is given the treatment and the other (the control group) is not
COVID-19 mortality spikes in states with high burden of chronic diseases
There is incontrovertible evidence that underlying conditions deter the capacity to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
COVID-19: Unfolding the dismissal of nation-wide lockdown
The Centre has divided India’s districts in 3 zones amid the nationwide lockdown. Here, researchers from the International Institute for …
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भारत में पिछले 24 घंटों के दौरान 46 नए मामले सामने आए हैं, …
Odisha records its first COVID-19 death
Total COVID-19 positive cases at 42; state’s third exclusive COVID-19 hospital with 500 beds became operational on April 6
COVID-19: Should we really bet on hydroxychloroquine
British Medical Journal has questioned the logic of using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19
No community transmission of COVID-19 in India, health ministry repeats
Silent on deadline for Indian COVID-19 vaccine; says human trials yet to take off
In Bolivia, a model for indigenous groups grappling with COVID-19
In Bolivia, where almost half the inhabitants are of Indigenous origin, COVID-19 cases have surged
COVID-19 testing laboratory inaugurated in Jorhat
Establishment of the COVID-19 testing laboratory in Jorhat the demand of the hour, officials say
COVID-19 vaccines: What the world needs & what we have
While 168 countries are currently administering COVID-19 vaccines, the distribution remains skewed
Some unexpected lessons for living with wildlife post-COVID
Wildlife can be tamed, killed, caged, eaten, but it can rage a silent war over us like COVID-19
India’s deep economic paralysis just set in
Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India enters into a situation that currently looks unimaginably distressed.
COVID-19: Exclusion, isolation nothing new for the differently abled
While the COVID-19 lockdown is a new experience for those who are not differently abled, for those who are, it only means an aggravation of …