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In Comparative Study of Antibody Sensitivity, ‘Kavach’ Kit Scores Last

Joel P. Joseph 31/08/2020

The DBT India Consortium for COVID-19 Research compared the...

Healthcare workers write down details of residents in a slum during a check-up camp for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai

COVID-19 Vaccine: What We Stand to Lose If ICMR Gets Its ‘Express’ Clinical Trial

Priyanka Pulla 06/07/2020

While we urgently need a COVID-19 vaccine, experts are...

Some vaccines are easy to access but others require a trip to a government hospital where conditions are poor and wait times long. Credit: ps_sahana/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

India’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Gets DCGI Nod for Human Clinical Trials

The indigenous COVAXIN has been developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat...

FILE PHOTO: NHS staff at antibody testing hub run by the West Midlands Ambulance service

COVID-19: ICMR Says It Mistakenly Inflated Accuracy of Its Antibody Test Kits

Priyanka Pulla 12/06/2020

Without accounting for the kit's limitations, there is a...

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Meet GISAID, the Open Science Database Helping Us Make Sense of COVID-19

Ishupal Singh Kang and Sachin Sathyarajan 16/04/2020

GISAID's success is a testament to the belief that...

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No, There Is No ‘Indian Coronavirus’ That Is Weaker Than the Viruses Elsewhere

The Wire Staff 31/03/2020

Two scientists The Wire Science spoke to explained why.

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Ray of Hope: Government Eases Restrictions on Indian COVID-19 Research

Priyanka Pulla 24/03/2020

The power of the official memo lies in the...