Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
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Topic: Vaccine

ICMR studying BCG vaccine for Covid-19, won’t advise without enough evidence: Top scientist

Himani Chandna -
ICMR scientist Nivedita Gupta says task force discussed using BCG to build immunity among at-risk groups, but there’s ‘miniscule’ evidence of its efficacy.

Coronavirus death toll crosses 10,000 in US, country enters ‘most difficult phase’

Lalit K Jha -
In New York, the epicenter of COVID-19 in US, the fatalities Monday increased to 4,758 and confirmed cases to 130,000.

Most vaccines go through years of tests, 12-18 months would be extraordinarily fast: Experts

James Paton -
Vaccine specialists this time are turning to technology aimed at speeding up a process that has traditionally taken 10 years or more.

Should we use masks to protect against Covid-19 and where do migrant workers go next

ThePrint Team -
In episode 431 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta discuses new evidence on face masks, the efficiency of BCG vaccine and continuing troubles of migrant workers in India.

Around 5,000 volunteers sign up for phase 1 clinical trial of covid-19 vaccine in Wuhan

PTI -
A single-centre, open and dose-escalation phase I clinical trial for recombinant novel coronavirus vaccine will be tested in healthy adults aged between 18 and 60 years.

100-year-old TB vaccine now being tested for Covid-19, India may conduct a trial too

Sandhya Ramesh -
BCG vaccine could strengthen immunity against diseases other than TB, which could come as a relief to healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus threat.

European registry of patients to contact tracing app — 5 global developments on COVID-19

Mohana Basu -
From 3D map of SARS-CoV-2 proteins to more testing labs, ThePrint brings you the top coronavirus research developments from across the world.

10 reasons why you don’t need to panic about coronavirus

Ignacio Lopez-Goni -
News updates about coronavirus are daunting but there are causes for optimism; reasons to think there may be ways to contain and defeat the virus.

MK Bhan — the warm and helpful scientist behind India’s rotavirus vaccine

Mohana Basu -
Ex-secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Dr M.K. Bhan, widely known for making India’s first indigenous vaccine possible, was suffering from cancer & died Sunday.

These forgotten women played a huge role in eradicating smallpox from India

Namrata Ganneri -
These women had to prove themselves in the hyper-masculine world of international public health.
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File photo of Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu | By special arrangement

Shut since 2018 violence, TN Sterlite plant’s closure cost economy Rs 14,749 cr, says study

Shubham Batra -
Copper plant in Thoothukudi was closed after protests turned violent & police firing left 13 people dead. Job losses one of major impacts, says study by NGO CUTS International.

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Representational image | Indian Army soldiers during the Army Day Parade at Cariappa Parade Ground in New Delhi | ANI Photo

Army looks to reduce troops by 2 lakh, deployment in Kashmir could be rejigged

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Army, which faces a shortage of about 1.35 lakh personnel, is aiming to reduce its strength from 12.8 lakh to around 10.8 lakh.

National Interest

In Kashmir 3 years on, 3 positive changes, 3 things that should’ve happened & 3 that got worse

Shekhar Gupta -
Kashmir as a crisis has fallen off our headlines and from the top of our collective minds. Which is precisely the most important change for the better.

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