What The Fact! – The truth behind relentless pandemic struggles in the US

December 2, 2021

While the rest of the world is seeing a relative lull in new cases and a dip in the active COVID-19 cases, the United States continues to fight a grim battle –...

In Conversation

‘Hong Kong behind in the queue to get the vaccines’

November 2, 2021

Hong Kong, for its population of around 7.5 million, has 22.5 million doses of COVID vaccines on order. And yet, Asia’s World City is falling behind...

First Check

The Facebook Papers: How vaccine misinformation thrived

October 29, 2021

Add Comment

While Facebook claims to have made “considerable progress” with downgrading misinformation regarding COVID vaccines in users’ feeds, the internal company...

First Check

What The Fact! – Vaccines are our only ticket out of the pandemic

September 16, 2021

Add Comment

Get vaccinated at the first opportunity you get. And yes, ignore every opinion that tells you not to. It is my habit to check the daily figures on COVID every...

First Check

COVID-19 vaccines cannot be used to track people

September 3, 2021

Add Comment

Viral Facebook post in multiple South Asian languages falsely claims that Russian hackers now have access to the “exact GPS coordinates, sleep status, and...

First Check

COVID-19 vaccination: Beware of bogus dos & don’ts

August 2, 2021

Add Comment

While proper nutrition and hydration are essential for good health, there’s no evidence to support claims made by a WhatsApp forward to reduce the side effects...

First Check

No evidence to prove that people become ‘silent spreaders’ after first dose of COVID vaccine

July 5, 2021

Add Comment

IISER Kolkata clarified that no such evidence has been found in any papers published by the institute. A YouTube video, that has been gaining much traction...

First Check

Vaccines don’t compromise one’s natural immunity

July 2, 2021

Add Comment

Prominent Indian lawyer and activist, Prashant Bhushan, was called out on Twitter for posting misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines. Twitter recently...

First Check

Multiple YouTube videos falsely claim Covid-19 vaccination as ‘ineffective’

June 21, 2021

Add Comment

Decoding the common narrative that leads to misinformation about vaccines and often causes vaccine hesitancy. There are viral YouTube videos in the Telugu...

pregnant asian lady receiving vaccine injection in 2022 01 19 00 11 55 utc

OP-ED

COVID vaccine for expecting and lactating women

June 4, 2021

Add Comment

An expert addresses key apprehensions and doubts about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and breastfeeding women. With the...