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Can taking vitamins and supplements help you recover from Covid?

Treasure McGuire - 14 May, 2022

Deficiencies in essential nutrients have been shown to increase susceptibility to infection, including Covid. But there's a catch.

CCMB’s mRna Covid vaccine effective in mice, agency doesn’t have ‘capacity’ for human trials

Rishika Sadam - 14 May, 2022

Based on technology used by American pharmaceutical company Moderna, the CCMB vaccine is India's 2nd indigenous mRNA Covid vaccine, & the agency is open to private partnership for human trials.

Govts can only cut petrol, diesel tax to ease high inflation pain. Don’t hold your breath yet

ThePrint Team - 13 May, 2022

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Decade without data – Why India is delaying Census when US, UK, China went ahead during Covid

Dilip Mandal - 13 May, 2022

Government policies, schemes and studies need data. For the first time, India has none to offer for the decade gone by.

Check if older women have become prostitutes due to Covid, Supreme Court directs Bengal

ThePrint Team - 13 May, 2022

Amicus Curiae tells top court the Bengal government was aware of this practice but had not taken any precautionary measures.

Modern Love: Mumbai is all about ‘ishq, mohabbat, pyaar’. But it’s not that ‘modern’

Tina Das - 13 May, 2022

Modern Love: Mumbai's attempt to create a desi version of the US series is worth it. But choosing to not show how Covid changed love is too big a miss.

55% severe Covid patients still have at least one symptom two years later, finds Lancet study

Mohana Basu - 12 May, 2022

Study by researchers at Chinese institutions followed up with 1,192 participants at 6 months, 12 months & 2 years after recovery from Covid. Longest follow-up study on Covid till date.

Govt set to allow Covid booster dose before 9-month waiting period for those flying abroad

PTI - 11 May, 2022

The decision about the precaution dose for overseas travellers was based on recommendations by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation.

Soon, a national public health observatory for integration & monitoring of schemes

Abantika Ghosh - 5 May, 2022

Digital health ID will be used to integrate govt schemes, with plans to include even non-health programmes. Observatory will also act as control room during public health emergencies.