, July 17 (IANS) Apart from the famous religious site Bodh Gaya , Gaya also has the distinction of housing a vedic school (Gurukul) which imparts knowledge of Vedas and Karma Kanda rising above a person s caste and age. Karma Kanda refers .
Did Political And Media Rhetoric Against Vaccination Cause Additional Deaths?
by Jai Menon - May 3, 2021 11:28 AM
The forces against the BJP (Photo by Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Snapshot
An example of an anti-vaccine exhortation is a short video which shows a Muslim cleric saying that the vaccine has a chip in it which will control your mind .
Could it be that the steady drumbeat of political, mainstream media and social media rhetoric creating doubt in the public mind about the efficacy of vaccines increased the death-count from COVID-19 in India over the past few weeks?
The answer seems to be: âpossiblyâ. Letâs take a look, drawing on polls conducted between October and April; readers may, of course, draw their own conclusions.
Faith or safety? Covid vaccines spark religious concerns over pork gelatin, cow blood
Faith or safety? Covid vaccines spark religious concerns over pork gelatin, cow blood
Covid-19 vaccines may face religious hurdles in India. While Islamic clerics are divided over the acceptability of vaccines allegedly made with pork gelatin, sections of Hindu saints have demanded clarification on the use of ‘cow blood’.
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UPDATED: December 29, 2020 05:00 IST
Alleged use of contents like pig gelatin, cow blood and abortion cell line in Covid-19 vaccines has raised concerns among the religious communities across the globe (Image credit: Reuters | For representational purposes only)
After months of research, tests and trials, Covid-19 vaccines are finally here. Vaccination will start after a final go-ahead from government and regulatory authorities.