Column • COVID-19

Will anti-maskers learn lessons from Spanish Flu?

July 2, 2022

Anti-mask protests in the US draws a parallel to the Spanish Flu — one of the most infamous pandemics the world saw almost a century ago. But it’s time we...

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Explained: ICMR’s ambitious timeline to launch COVID-19 vaccine and controversy

July 2, 2022

India’s apex medical research body has announced that the country should have its coronavirus vaccine ready in time for Independence Day on August 15. However...

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Making work from home work for your mental health

July 2, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces companies to consider remote working as their new reality, a lot of employees are experiencing difficulty or ‘adjustment...

Column • COVID-19

COVID CHRONICLES: It made me ask myself ‘who am I?’

July 2, 2022

We had read and watched so much about COVID-19 that when it hit us, we were not sure if we were really experiencing the symptoms or just hallucinating. By a...

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The Cold War over Covid-19 vaccines

July 2, 2022

There are more than 160 drug candidates in 12 countries, with 26 entering clinical trials. A host of powerful countries, including the United States, China...

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‘COVID-19 forced me to stop and reassess my priorities’

July 1, 2022

Since I was asymptomatic, I was asked to quarantine at home for two weeks. I locked myself in the bedroom, while my wife – we had got married just three months...

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Science in the age of COVID-19

July 1, 2022

Almost a year into the pandemic, there are still major gaps in people’s understanding of the novel coronavirus. Are we to live in a constant state of fear and...

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‘The stigma is heartbreaking’

July 1, 2022

Every time I coughed, I checked my oximeter – which unwaveringly showed 98 or 99. My fever had come down substantially to under 100°F by the third day. But I...