Children—the most vulnerable—need protection

Children, it is feared, will be the target of the third wave of Covid. Experts allay fears—no evidence to support this theory. Data presents a different picture    The son of a senior district official in Ghaziabad just recovered from covid-19. “Ramesh (name changed) is brave. But tired, lacking enthusiasm, this will continue for some time. […]

For the crumbling health infrastructure, mobile hospitals may be a solution 

An Indian entrepreneur, Ranjit Grewal, with the help of a Singaporean crypto pioneer, is retrofitting shipping containers into well-equipped hospitals—has great potential to revamp public health infrastructure Lately, the Modi government has faced criticism from around the world for mismanaging the second wave of Covid-19 that left people scrambling for medical care, leading to the […]

HC asks drug controller to inquire into Gambhir, other politicians buying bulk quantities of Covid medicines

The Delhi High court Monday directed the drug controller to inquire into the issue of politicians buying COVID-19 drugs in bulk amid shortages The court while issuing directives also observed that while BJP MP Gautam Gambhir must have been distributing the medicines to the best of his intention, the gesture unintentionally did a disservice. The […]

The onslaught of the black fungus

If Covid-19 is not treated in a hygienic environment, reduced immunity during the recovery can lead to the black fungus, putting even more pressure on the already overworked medical infrastructure  In the last month or so many cases attributed to black fungus have been reported, signalling that such cases are on the rise and a […]

Neither plasma nor remdesivir are magic treatments for Covid

Despite doctors saying that treatments like plasma therapy and remdesivir do not have definite results, many are still placing their hopes of recovery on them  56-year-old Shanti (name changed), a teacher, succumbed to Covid-19 last week. Her treatment lasted for four weeks, in which her family members had to run a social media campaign for […]

Shortages of vaccine and lack of slots make inoculation an uphill task 

18 to 44 year olds are feeling the heat as getting an OTP for allotment of a slot for vaccination and short supply of vaccines make receiving the jab a challenge, a matter of luck  The Delhi government has issued another SOS on Sunday that they are running out of Covaxin vaccine for the age […]

Perils of the third wave

The third wave of the pandemic is likely to target children, fear experts. And we should act now The question often asked: Why is the medical fraternity so worried about the third wave when they have grossly failed to deal with the second? To answer this question one has to consider the coronavirus and its […]

A request to save lives: Vaccinate kids before a third wave

With experts pointing to the eventuality of a third wave of the pandemic, people are taking to social media platforms to organise campaigns for parallel inoculation of kids   Considering the massive second wave of the coronavirus that did not spare the younger generation, vaccination seems to be the only way to stop the third […]