Coronavirus Crisis
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How can the Oxford vaccine be made more effective? By combining it with Russia’s Sputnik V
AstraZeneca is testing a new hybrid schedule, comprising one dose of its vaccine and one of the Ad26-vector Sputnik V.
Jameel Inal, The Conversation
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The deaths of 30 Pfizer vaccine recipients in Norway show it is stimulating an immune response
mRNA technology is completely new in a human vaccine.
Nathan Bartlett, The Conversation
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Safety concerns and software glitches are slowing down India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive
There is great disparity of coverage among the states.
Arunabh Saikia
Trending
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The Political Fix: What BJP’s rejected offer to suspend farm laws tells us about Modi’s tactics
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Munawar Faruqui bail plea: ‘Such people must not be spared,’ says Madhya Pradesh HC, reserves order
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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How BJP leaders responded to the Arnab Goswami WhatsApp leaks plus nine more weekend reads
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The mass radicalisation that India does not acknowledge
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Covid-19: History shows that vaccines alone are not enough to eradicate a virus
Smallpox eradication teaches that high-tech vaccinations only work when they are effectively combined with low-tech public health strategies.
Caitjan Gainty, The Conversation & Agnese Vitali, The Conversation
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Will vaccines offer lasting protection against Covid-19?
Studies considering the closely related coronaviruses that cause the diseases Mers and Sars offer a glimmer of hope.
Sheena Cruickshank, The Conversation
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Why some Indian states are struggling to deal simultaneously with TB and Covid-19
Preliminary studies show a 0.37% to 4% prevalence of TB among coronavirus disease patients in India.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Caught on camera: US police car rams into a crowd in Tacoma, Washington
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Watch: Leopard breaks into Bengaluru apartment complex, spotted crossing the road
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Watch: Army soldiers carry woman, newborn to safety amidst heavy snow in Lolab in Kashmir
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Watch: Delhi police installs concrete barricades ahead of farmers’ Republic Day tractor march
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Watch: Thousands of farmers reach Mumbai’s Azad Maidan to protest against the new farm laws
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Why is India buying an untested vaccine when a cheaper option with better safety data is available?
Health policy experts say the decision makes no sense from either the public health or strategic procurement perspective.
Arunabh Saikia
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Oxford scientists explain how they developed the Covid-19 vaccine in record time
What normally takes decades has been achieved in 12 months, without cutting corners.
Tonia Thomas, The Conversation & Rachel Colin-Jones, The Conversation
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More than 7.5 crore Indians contracted Covid-19 in 2020, according to experts
Officially, India had 1 crore laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Watch: ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ set for March 26 release
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Book excerpt: When NT Rama Rao became the first Indian chief minister to act in a movie
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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In Bhopal, Covid-19 vaccine trial participants say they were misled
Volunteers from the city’s poor areas – many of them survivors of the 1984 gas tragedy – were allegedly lured with Rs 750 payment.
Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com
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First to get Covid-19 vaccine, India’s healthcare workers are torn between duty and personal safety
The hasty clearance to one of the vaccines has caused alarm in the healthcare community.
Arunabh Saikia
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What will it take to vaccinate India against Covid-19?
Nothing of this scale has been attempted before.
Arunabh Saikia
The Field
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Yashvir Singh marks return of Indian athletics by bettering Neeraj Chopra’s record at U20 Fed Cup
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England will carry confidence from Sri Lanka win against ‘world’s best team’ India, says Joe Root
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Ahead of India tour, all-round England sweep Test series in Sri Lanka
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Chelsea have parted ways with its fanbase: Twitter reacts to Frank Lampard’s dismissal as Blues boss
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Indian football: Fred Pugsley, Chima Okorie, Ranti Martins – the foreign strikers who shone in India