COVID-19: Cases, positivity rate soar in Kolkata after Christmas revelry

The positivity rate in the city rose from 3.2 per cent in early December to 5.5 per cent on December 28 

Inconvenient truth: Why omicron emerged, and why it could have been avoided

Best bet to tide over current crisis remains what we have known since the beginning of pandemic: Treat vaccine hesitancy and vaccine nationalism, …

Women less likely to receive COVID-19 relief from government: UN Women report

At least 29% of working mothers living with children lost their jobs compared to only 20% of working men living with children; single women …

Mysterious maladies: The enduring battle of autoimmune patients against information gap amid COVID-19

Fresh cases reported post vaccination; many suffered relapse after discontinuing medication out of fear

South African and UK hospitalisation data: What it tells us about how deadly omicron is

Does omicron cause less serious disease than delta and will omicron waves be shorter in duration than delta waves?

South Africa ends contact-tracing, CDC reduces isolation period — how the world's approach to tackle COVID-19 has evolved

Mask mandates also vary within countries; the type of mask is also a concern

‘Third COVID-19 wave imminent’: How prepared is India?

Medical oxygen capacity ramped up, oxygen beds increased, says Union government 

With omicron reinfections, are we back to square one of the pandemic?

Case surge may not be as bad as during India's 2nd wave but lot depends on govt interventions, citizen behaviour, say experts

Simply Put: Dashing towards omicron disaster

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We are not at peace with nature

What can I wish for in the middle of a pandemic? It is not going to be a “new” year if we continue with our foolish ways of managing …

COVID-19 & children: Unmasking the reality

COVID-19 vaccines for 15-18 year olds; boosters for healthcare, frontline workers, senior citizens with comorbidities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces next step of vaccination even as entire adult population is yet to be fully vaccinated

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Socio-economic shifts likely in future

Adversities faced during the pandemic can have a lasting impact on children 

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Long-term impacts warrant concern

The physical and psychological effects of the pandemic pose major threats to children’s development

COVID-19: First few peer reviewed studies suggest vaccine induced antibodies fail to protect from Omicron

The studies, published in Nature, covered Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but not India’s indigenous Covaxin

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Omicron unlikely to increase threat in children

Hasty vaccination of healthy young people will have little benefit 

The missing piece in Omicron’s family tree: Where did the variant originate?

There are currently 3 thoeries being considereed by the medical fraternity

Life expectancy reduced in 2020 after steady increase for 15 years: Study

Russia recorded the largest drop in life expectancy

COVID-19: India’s case fatality ratio up marginally in last 5 weeks

India’s CFR has remained steady at 1.34% since July 20, 2021; It increased to 1.38% as of December