Vinod K Paul

COVID-19 test in Bengaluru

5 Genome-Sequencing Labs Halt Work Due to Reagent Shortage: Report

The Wire Staff 22/01/2022

Both PM Narendra Modi and health minister Mansukh Mandaviya...

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COVID Fact Check: Has India Really Sequenced the Second-Highest No. of Samples?

Banjot Kaur 20/01/2022

On January 20, National COVID Task Force chairman Vinod...

Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi

By Lauding Vaccines, What Is India’s COVID Team Sweeping Under the Rug?

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/01/2022

The heads of India's COVID response effort lauded vaccines...

An employee at Serum Institute of India removes vials of AstraZeneca's Covishield from a visual inspection machine inside a lab. Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas

DCGI Approved a Drug and Two Vaccines. Officials Have Now Sidelined Them.

Banjot Kaur 06/01/2022

It seems the DCGI's three most recent approvals, which...

COVID-19: India’s R Number Crosses 1, but Is a Third Wave Coming?

COVID-19: India’s R Number Crosses 1, but Is a Third Wave Coming?

Banjot Kaur 30/12/2021

The number of districts reporting a test positivity rate...

FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 vaccination in New Delhi

Govt U-turn: Elderly People Don’t Need Comorbidity Certificates for Boosters

The Wire Staff 28/12/2021

The health ministry has attempted to patch gaps in...

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Prime Minister Modi’s December 25 Announcement Was an Affront to Expertise

Dr Jammi Nagaraj Rao 28/12/2021

The government’s own expert advisers must be frustrated by...