Health Check - Page 6
'Covid-19 Could Become Like Measles, Never Gone But Controlled'
Mumbai: Hundreds of millions of Indians--over 250 million school students and hundreds of millions of workers--and...
'India Must Ensure Elders' Security, Sustenance, Access To Health'
Mumbai: India has the second largest population of elderly citizens in the world, currently estimated to be 137 million...
Why India Still Has A 12-16 Week Gap Between Covishield Doses
Benaulim and Jaipur: Several countries have reduced the gap between doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine (branded...
'Schools Should Be First To Open, Last To Close Due To Covid-19'
Mumbai: After more than 18 months of pandemic-induced school closures, many of India's children are still at home,...
Social Discrimination Key Factor In Stunting Among Children: Study
New Delhi: Vulnerable to social discrimination, children from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Muslim...
How A Year of Covid-19 Financially Dented India's Middle Class
New Delhi: When the second wave of Covid-19 was beginning its steep climb in India in April 2021 and most states were...
Why Kerala's Covid-19 Rise May Not Signal A New Surge
Jaipur: Over two weeks to July 11, average daily new Covid-19 cases in Kerala have increased by 15.2% and the state...
Explained: Why Rising SARS-CoV-2 Reproduction Number Is Raising Concerns
Jaipur: Since June 20, 2021, the Covid-19 virus' effective reproduction number or R, which is the number of people one...
