Bharat Biotech’s vaccine, Covaxin not as effective as Serum Institutes of India’s Covishield
Study led by National Centre for Biological Sciences intended to shape future vaccine strategies by offering insights into the immunity acquired …
How 3 prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
Pandemics can alter a society’s fundamental worldview, upend core economic structures and sway power struggles among nations
Climate change, conflicts & poor hygiene accelerate global cholera outbreaks
If the current trend persists, the supply of preventive vaccination will likely continue to be limited
Devil in the details: Focus on US energy department’s ‘low confidence’ in COVID lab-leak theory is must
A low confidence level generally indicates that the information used in the analysis is scant, questionable, fragmented, or that solid analytical …
Horn of Africa: 20 million children at risk of disease, thirst, starvation, says UNICEF
Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years
How African countries coordinated the response to COVID-19: lessons for public health
Decentralisation strategies and innovation played key roles in coordination. Financing was a challenge to coordination
Who gets to decide when the pandemic is over?
Despite a long-held wish for the pandemic to end, our findings suggest many may feel it is far from over, and that the public may disagree over …
COVID-19 resurgence: Cases rise in China, Europe and New Zealand
Hong Kong and New Zealand facing huge waves; situation in Hong Kong similar to India delta wave
‘Traditional measures of pandemic preparedness don’t explain highest or lowest COVID-19 infections, mortality rates’
Erin Frame from the University of Washington, US, says trust has been shown to be valuable in keeping COVID-19 infection rates relatively …
Omicron, Delta driving 3rd COVID-19 wave in Kolkata and Bengal: Experts
Delta constitutes a large number of the current infections but Omicron will soon take over as the dominant COVID-19 variant in Kolkata and West …
COVID-19: 2 cases of Omicron detected in Karnataka, testing of contacts underway
Two males, 66 and 46 years of age, test positive for omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2; all primary and secondary contacts of both cases have been …
Omicron ‘re-infection’ raises questions about waning immunity against COVID-19. Here’s what we know
The metric being currently used to test waning immunity is an antibody test. Immunologists, however, have cautioned against an overreaction to …
COVID-19: Why physicians administered steroids in the second wave
Poor dissemination and discrepancies in Union and state governments’ versions have made doctors lose faith in COVID-19 treatment protocol, …
COVID-19: Steroids have always been a double-edged sword
Administering of steroids is a risk-management exercise requiring close monitoring of patients, which doctors ignored during the pandemic to save …
COVID-19: How steroids were an unnecessary burden during the second wave
Steroids are essential in fighting infectious diseases. Used recklessly, they can cause life-threatening side effects like mucormycosis, as seen&…
New report underscores the need for COVID-19 therapeutics
There is a pronounced need for treatments at all stages of COVID-19, a new report has said
Is COVID-19 Wave 3 here? What the ‘R’ value indicates
The last time the ‘R’ value for India had gone over 1 was during February 21-23, 2021
‘One in three couldn’t afford food year-round in 2020’
Pandemic-induced poverty and rise in food prices keep healthy diet out of reach of three billion people
COVID-19: Vaccine shortage hits much-hyped vaccination drive in Bihar
At the current rate of vaccination, the state will take up to two years to inoculate all its 128 million people, experts say
COVID-19: Lambda variant found in South America now a ‘variant of interest’
The variant was first isolated in Peru in August 2020, but has spread to 29 countries since then
Youth over old: Why Delhi HC argument on black fungus drug distribution is flawed
Utilitarian principles are tempting, especially for a society that has homogenised groups. But the division of groups and attribution of value is …
Amid COVID-19 cases, Bihar faces black fungus challenge
Controversy in Bihar as opposition politicians claim state’s declining cases results of antigen tests, not RT-PCR
Bharat Biotech will begin clinical trials of Covaxin on 2-18 age group
The clinical trials will be conducted to evaluate Covaxin’s safety and efficacy on a population group left out of India’s current …
COVID-19: You have water to wash your hands; but that is a privilege
Given the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact over the country and the globe, systems that supply water are extremely crucial for rural …
COVID-19 2nd wave: PM Modi, here are 5 things you should do right away
Surveillance and testing, field hospitals, health corps, a human touch and awareness drives can help stem the current wave of COVID-19 in India