India saw a dramatic rise in self-tests during the third Covid-19 wave

Only a fraction of the home-based tests were reported to the ICMR, experts say.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Jan 26, 2022 · 09:00 am

India has a Covid-19 vaccine for 12-year-olds. Why hasn’t it been rolled out yet?

Six months since it was granted emergency approval, Zydus Cadila’s managing director said the company wants to have adequate stock before launching it.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Jan 22, 2022 · 09:00 am

Already approved in India, a new patent-free Covid-19 vaccine could be a game changer globally

CORBEVAX is anticipated to significantly expand vaccine access to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Maureen Ferran, The Conversation

· Jan 21, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Omicron: Viral load can be highest at day five, so don’t cut isolation period excessively

A study from the University of Exeter found that one in three people are still potentially infectious after five days.

Sally Cutler, The Conversation

· Jan 18, 2022 · 01:30 pm

The Covid-19 pandemic is a golden opportunity to change the way we live

We could revolutionise the way we work and travel.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Jan 18, 2022 · 09:00 am

In charts: India’s vaccination programme might be keeping severe Covid infections in check

Some states are reporting that the unvaccinated are over-represented in Covid-19 deaths.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 17, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Covid conundrum: Mumbai-Delhi have the same number of cases – but Capital has 2.7 times more deaths

However, with absolute numbers relatively low, experts say it may be too early to draw conclusions about the trajectory of the disease.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Jan 16, 2022 · 06:30 am

T cell vaccines could be the key to long-term immunity against Covid-19

Many of the doses designed to date – including Moderna’s, Pfizer’s and AstraZeneca’s – have focused just on the spike protein of the coronavirus.

Sheena Cruickshank, The Conversation

· Jan 15, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As patients and staff infect each other, hospitals struggle to contain spread of Covid-19

Driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the third wave is defined by a different kind of hospital crisis.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Jan 15, 2022 · 06:30 am

In less than three weeks, the third Covid wave has spread around India

By January 11, 30 of the country’s 36 states and union territories had districts with a test positivity rate greater than 10%.

Lesley A Esteves, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 14, 2022 · 01:30 pm

If India can build a new Capital complex during a pandemic, why couldn’t we plan better for Omicron?

Downplaying the variant as ‘mild’ has meant we have to grapple with rising cases, mental health concerns while the marginalised and vulnerable bear the brunt.

Chapal Mehra

· Jan 14, 2022 · 11:30 am

Knowing how Covid-19 spreads among animals can help in controlling the pandemic

There are concerns that the coronavirus has the potential to remain undetected in an animal and could mutate and become more infectious or dangerous to humans.

Beth Daly, The Conversation

· Jan 13, 2022 · 09:30 pm