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HomeVaccination

Vaccination

Child in Covid mask
Health

COVID vaccination for children: Under-18s can wait for now, say experts

July 27, 2021 Gunjan Sharma

Most parents are anxiously waiting for vaccination for children, so that they may get back to school and other activities. But is that likely, or even advisable now?

Srinagar Kashmir tulip garden
Governance

Tourists continue to arrive amid big COVID surge and total lockdown in Srinagar

May 24, 2021 Abid Bashir Wani

Despite the COVID spike in Kashmir there has been no ban on tourist arrivals. However, all gardens and parks in Srinagar and elsewhere have been closed. Too late, perhaps?

Covishield Serum Institute
Health

COVID vaccination: Expert agrees with ‘First dose fast’ policy

May 22, 2021 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

Why was the second dose of Covishield pushed back to 12 weeks? And why are so many fully vaccinated people still getting infected? We ask health researcher Dr Anant Bhan.

Vaccination guide phase 3
Health

‘How do I get my shot?’ and other FAQs on COVID vaccination Phase 3

May 4, 2021 Utkarsha Srivastava

With the opening up of vaccines for all above 18, there is considerable confusion on several fronts. We try to answer some of the most common questions being raised.

emergency use sputnik in india
Health

Attack of the mutants: Will Sputnik help us in our COVID fight?

April 17, 2021 Gunjan Sharma

Emergency use approval of Russia’s Sputnik V can help increase much-needed vaccine coverage in the country, but more is needed to beat the raging second wave.

COVID containment and lockdown in Vadodara
Health

India’s COVID response: A choice between decisive action and national distress

April 17, 2021 Mohit Sinha

We need to unequivocally defer any and all non-essential activities right now; else, we are staring in the face at national distress.

COVID 19 Vaccination: When will children receive the shot?
Health

COVID vaccination: My travails over the second dose

April 14, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

“The doctor told us even if they wanted to give me the jab without the certificate, they couldn’t, because they had no vaccine,” writes a Delhi-based senior journalist.

Health

COVID scenario: Latest trends across cities and coping strategies

March 31, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

A year on, COVID-19 cases are showing an alarming spike across cities. What do the numbers say? How are cities coping? Will vaccines check the spread, or is another lockdown inevitable?

Health

The second wave of COVID: The how and the why

March 29, 2021 Gunjan Sharma

The spike is because simple rules of COVID-appropriate behaviour are being ignored: wearing a mask, washing your hands, maintaining distance, avoiding crowds. And vaccine hesitancy.


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