In episode 644 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talked about the latest scientific developments surrounding the new Covid-19 strain spreading in the UK.
Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
Vaccine escape is an addition to our vocabulary. It means a virus mutating sufficiently to render a vaccine ineffective. Something like mosquitoes becoming resistant to DDT. The Turkish coinventors of the vaccine are expressing the hope that it will work against this new strain, say the vaccine can be modified in six weeks if required. Early in the pandemic, one recalls the hope that this was a creature of the winter, India’s high summer temperatures would cause it to wilt. Instead it seems to be settling at the crease for a long innings. WMD and a swift rollout of the vaccine remain our best hope.
Vaccine escape is an addition to our vocabulary. It means a virus mutating sufficiently to render a vaccine ineffective. Something like mosquitoes becoming resistant to DDT. The Turkish coinventors of the vaccine are expressing the hope that it will work against this new strain, say the vaccine can be modified in six weeks if required. Early in the pandemic, one recalls the hope that this was a creature of the winter, India’s high summer temperatures would cause it to wilt. Instead it seems to be settling at the crease for a long innings. WMD and a swift rollout of the vaccine remain our best hope.