Coronavirus vaccine: Why it’s important to know what’s in the placebo
Adding an actual vaccine to the placebo control helps the trial remain blinded and prevents bias arising from differing expectations
Why Maharashtra, Kerala are still adding 2 of 3 new COVID-19 cases in the country
These two states have become the bellwether for what is to come with cases typically rising here before other regions
Three years into the pandemic, it’s clear COVID won’t fix itself. Here’s what we need to focus on next
Political frankness, avoidance of infections and adoption of new knowledge and technology can be our future respone plan
Coronavirus update: Global death toll reaches 900,000 people
Delhi government will continue with plasma therapy to fight COVID-19, health minister says
Urgently need $7.7 billion to save lives from Delta, emerging COVID-19 variants: WHO
Huge gap in ACT-Acceletor funding needed to deliver crucial medical supplies across the world to combat COVID-19
COVID-19: States showing surge of cases not doing enough RT-PCR tests: Health ministry
6.5 per cent COVID-19 vaccines getting wasted in India; country not to pause Covishield inoculation
First 2 phases of Russian vaccine trial indicate safety and efficacy: Study
Two formulations of the vaccine have been developed: One could be introduced through global supply chain and other in hard-to-reach regions
In the work-from-home battle for space, women are the reluctant nomads
Home offices, wherever they are present, are often taken by men by default when both partners are at home
100 days without COVID-19: How New Zealand got rid of the virus
New Zealand committed relatively early to a clearly articulated elimination strategy and pursued it aggressively
Coronavirus Update: Nearly 40,000 people have now died in India due to COVID-19
T cells can recognise some parts of coronavirus if they have been exposed to common cold, says new study
It’s easy to judge. But some people really can’t wear a mask
While we all adjust to wearing masks in public, it is important we try to assume as little as possible about others based on whether they’…
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
Faceless and dispossessed: India’s circular migrants in the times of COVID-19
The 2011 Census said India has 454 million migrants, 54 million of whom are interstate workers. But the data accounts for a fraction of workers …
COVID-19: UP stares at mammoth challenge as migrants return home
More than 1.2 million migrants returned to Uttar Pradesh since the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25, according to state official
COVID-19: Bengal tops in death rate; blame it on Kolkata
Bengal mortality rate at 9%; about 68% of total deaths in state recorded in Kolkata, says data
COVID-19 warriors: How one man saved a newborn abandoned by a travelling migrant
Social worker Abul Kalam Azad also helped many tired, on-the-road migrants during the initial days of the lockdown
Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective
African Development Bank was first and only organisation to offer support to regional member countries’ effort at managing COVID-19 crisis
‘Restrictions have been lifted, but people’s spirits are broken’
23-year-old Asil Qraini from West Bank of Palestinian territory talks about living under COVID-19 restrictions
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
COVID-19: A well-functioning healthcare system is the need of the hour
India needs to revisit the past, think twice about healthcare conditions and fill the gaps to combat the present crisis
Enabling local government systems to combat COVID-19 in India
Front line workers from all the departments play an integral role in containing the pandemic
COVID-19 lockdown cost 80% informal sector workers their jobs: Survey
Besides being unemployed, workers had borrowed heavily and had not had enough nutrition during and after the lockdown, the report said
COVID-19: What about women in informal sector?
From weavers in Manipur to domestic helps in metropolitan cities, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty to women workers’ lives&…
The saddest Twitter got: Blame it on racism
Words such as ‘arrested’, ‘murder’, ‘violence’ have surged on microblogging site since the killing of George Floyd
Can rural Uttarakhand retain its COVID-19 returnees
Deserted villages are springing back to life as residents return due to lockdown. The state government has announced several schemes to retain …