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

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

Katalin Karikó and the innovation issue

Rockstar scientist Kariko’s obsessive research of mRNA has prompted NYT to say she ‘helped shield the world from the coronavirus&…

When will we reach herd immunity? Here are 3 reasons that’s a hard question to answer

It’s important to acknowledge it’s difficult to pin down a single magic number for herd immunity from COVID-19

Troubled interiors: How COVID-19 second wave has struck deep in heartland India

The second wave saw COVID-19 spread beyond urban centres, infecting rural and tribal populations. DTE examined 16 severely hit districts on how …

State of India’s Environment In Figures: Rural India worst hit by COVID-19 second wave

In May, over half of daily global cases happened in India on six days — triggered due to the surge in cases in rural districts  

COVID-19 vaccines: India needs to rise

India has to work hard to defend its position as the global hub of vaccine production

Omicron update: ‘UK’s current 80,000 tally would have been 1.4 million at India’s population level’

India already has 101 patients infected with the latest Variant of Concern in 11 states

COVID-19: Can India vaccinate all adults in 4 months?

Viva Cuba for its vaccine revolution

Punching way above its weight, the tiny nation has developed five vaccines, and offers hope of vaccine equity across the world    

Back to school? May have unimaginable, uncontrollable consequences on health

Instead of reopening schools, educationists should research how to communicate efficiently in online classes   

COVID-19 aftershocks: This is an economic collapse triggered by a health crisis

Mehrotra is visiting professor, Centre for Development, University of Bath, UK, and former economics professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

Modi’s COVID-19 vaccine turnaround: An answer for Supreme Court queries just in time

The bench of judges Chandrachud, Rao and Bhat have already asked the Union government to review the vaccination policy and file an affidavit by …

Exempt COVID-19 vaccines from GST: Naveen

Odisha CM also seeks for states share of cess, surcharges that Centre collects 

Coronavirus update: Madras High Court holds Election Commission repsonsible for pandemic surge

Karnataka to lock down for 2 weeks from tomorrow

WHO finally gives emergency use nod for Covaxin

Those administered indigenous Indian vaccine against COVID-19 can now travel abroad unhindred 

Life or livelihood: COVID-19 second wave puts up tough choice for Himachal farmers

Farmers caught between life and livelihood as second wave coincides with the year’s only farming season

Are vaccines already helping contain COVID-19? Early signs say yes, but mutations will be challenging

Infection rates have declined in countries that have inoculated a large share of the population

Hesitancy, logistical challenges behind low turnout at vaccination camps in West Bengal

State is vaccinating health workers beyond the online list generated by Co-WIN app to attain target

COVID-19: Canada’s anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of ‘freedom convoy’ protest

Simply put: COVID-19 Wave 3.0

Simply Put: COVID-19 all Greek now

Simply put: Sleeping out COVID-19

Simply put: Lesson for Nero

What we learned from tracking every COVID-19 policy in the world

During the first months of the pandemic, governments mostly adopted similar policies, in the same sequence and at the same time

Should we worry about the XE variant? Maybe not yet, but ‘hybrids’ will become more frequent as COVID-19 evolves

XE has a slight transmission advantage over BA.2