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In India, Drugs for COVID Are Being Tested, Approved in Ways That Should Worry Us 25/05/2021
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Mumbai: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, researchers around the world have evaluated scores of drugs and therapeutic techniques for the disease. Even according to the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI), researchers in the country are testing everything from inhaled camphor and ajwain to Viagra.
This may be desperation, given the brutality of India’s second COVID-19 outbreak. It is also worthwhile in more ways than one to repurpose existing drugs to treat COVID-19.
However, in most cases, a substantial profit motive isn’t too far away. Together with India’s opaque drug regulation apparatus and its propensity to approve substances on little to no evidence – especially during the pandemic itself – these clinical trials warrant a closer look.
Brazil Senate to Probe Bolsonaro Government s (Mis)Steps on COVID-19 Pandemic
The nation s parliamentary commission may hold the president accountable for encouraging political gatherings and religious congregations in the midst of a raging pandemic.
Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro adjusts his face mask during a press meet on March 18, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Adriano Machado
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Sao Paulo: A year back, when COVID-19 was gathering speed across Brazil, President Jair Messias Bolsonaro was asked by a reporter about the rising graph of deaths. Visibly irritated by the question, the president shouted at the journalist: âSo what? Iâm sorry? What do you want me to do? Iâm Messiah, but I donât do a miracle,â in a reference to his middle name.