Interview: Why Covid-19 vaccines should be a global public good and not be hoarded by rich countries

KM Gopakumar, an expert on global intellectual property rights, on the blocked Indian-led proposal that would have ensured equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines

Smitha Nair

· Nov 25, 2020 · 06:30 am

Interview: Why Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine will be expensive and difficult to deliver in India

Dr Gagandeep Kang explains what the clinical trial results shared by the pharmaceutical company on Monday mean.

Smitha Nair

· Nov 10, 2020 · 09:00 am

Mumbai should do more testing, tracking, tracing and treating, says Covid Task Force head

Dr Sanjay Oak takes stock of the campaign against the pandemic.

Smitha Nair

· Oct 20, 2020 · 06:30 am

Interview: How should India regulate private healthcare to avoid pitfalls exposed by the pandemic?

Malini Aisola of the All India Drug Action Network talks about what lessons India must learn from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Smitha Nair

· Sep 21, 2020 · 06:30 am

Interview: What are the chances of reinfection after recovery from Covid-19?

Virologist Shahid Jameel explains.

Smitha Nair

· Sep 16, 2020 · 09:00 am

Interview: ‘Shortage of doctors in rural India will hamper effective response to Covid-19 pandemic’

Dr Yogesh Kalkonde, a neuroimmunologist and public health practitioner in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district talks about the state of rural health systems.

Smitha Nair

· Aug 23, 2020 · 06:30 am

Explainer: What’s needed for immunity from Covid-19 – and do Indians stand a better chance?

An expert debunks some common misconceptions around the body’s immunological response to the coronavirus.

Smitha Nair

· Jul 28, 2020 · 06:30 am

Explainer: How ‘disease detectives’ are battling the coronavirus pandemic

Even epidemiologists are learning as the pandemic progresses.

Smitha Nair

· Jul 15, 2020 · 06:30 am

Explainer: What do we know of remdesivir, favipiravir, dexamethasone and other drugs used for Covid?

A doctor explains how to evaluate repurposed drugs being prescribed to coronavirus patients.

Smitha Nair

· Jul 04, 2020 · 07:00 am

Explainer: Covid-19 vaccine development – and why India has to be a player in this

A virologist explains how vaccines are developed and put through clinical trials.

Smitha Nair

· Jul 01, 2020 · 06:30 am

Special Report: How NIA went soft on Pragya Thakur – and is now delaying the Malegaon trial

Six people were killed in the 2008 bomb blast in which Thakur, the newly elected BJP MP, is the prime accused.

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Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jul 12, 2019 · 09:00 am

Video: A vault, a Produnova, a leap – how 'The Small Wonder' put India on the world gymnastics map

Dipa Karmakar, one of India's big hopes for Tokyo 2020, talks about her journey from acing the balance beam at 8 to the heartbreak of a near medal at Rio.

Smitha Nair

· Jan 01, 2019 · 06:30 am