India s Covid-19 escape route is closing
30 Apr, 2021 02:49 AM
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A mass cremation site in New Delhi, India. Photo / Atul Loke, The New York Times
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By: Sameer Yasir, Shashank Bengali and Rick Gladstone India is the world s leading producer of vaccines, but over the past week it has also been the global leader in Covid-19 deaths, and it is not at all clear that the country can vaccinate itself out of the crisis.
The answer to that question is a matter of urgent interest in India, where a second wave of infection has left a tableau of death and despair, but it may also have big implications for other countries battling the pandemic.
Sameer Yasir, Shashank Bengali and Rick Gladstone, The New York Times
Published: 30 Apr 2021 02:53 PM BdST
Updated: 30 Apr 2021 02:53 PM BdST A deserted COVID-19 vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, Apr 15, 2021. Overwhelmed by the pandemic, the country that is a leading maker of vaccines is facing its own crisis at home and that may be a problem for a world in need of vaccine. Atul Loke/The New York Times Last rites are performed at a mass cremation site in New Delhi, Apr 27, 2021. Some doctors, the public and media point to anecdotal evidence of infections even among the vaccinated to blame a coronavirus variant on the country’s deepening crisis, but scientists say the data is too thin and cite other reasons behind the country’s second wave. Atul Loke/The New York Times
Medical book authors apologize after blaming Tablighi Jamaat for spreading COVID-19
“The intention was only to convey epidemiology timelines; nothing else, the authors said in a statement.
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Published: 16th March 2021 6:23 pm IST
Hyderabad: Days after a huge uproar against authors and publishers of a prominent medical reference book blaming the Tablighi Jamaat community for “an explosive outbreak” of COVID-19 with over 4,000 cases, they have now apologized and even committed to delete the offensive paragraphs in a reprint edition soon.
The reference book titled “Essentials of Medical Microbiology”, meant for second-year MBBS students, written by prominent medico-authors Dr Apurba S. Sastry and & Dr Sandhya Bhat, with a foreword by Pallabh Ray & Sujatha Sistla hit the markets recently.
Meet The Only Trans-Woman Heading A Covid Vaccine Centre In India
Dr Aqsa Shaikh, nodal officer at Jamia Hamdard, has the distinction of being the first transgender woman to helm a Covid-19 vaccination centre in the country. Twitter/Dr Aqsa Shaikh Intifada P Basheer 2021-03-06T07:54:38+05:30 Meet The Only Trans-Woman Heading A Covid Vaccine Centre In India outlookindia.com 2021-03-06T10:52:03+05:30
“Can I lay claim to (the legacy of) being the only transgender person to head a Covid-19 vaccination centre in India?” Dr Aqsa Shaikh recently mused on Twitter. Since then, her timeline has been inundated with strangers and acquaintances alike, congratulating and encouraging her.
DCPCR proposal to ban sex-selective surgeries on intersex children will help shed light on taboo subject, says petitioner The recommendations of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights came after several organisations stressed on the long-term physical and mental harm caused by uninformed and unnecessary medical interventions Sarasvati NT February 02, 2021 17:24:33 IST Representational image. Image credit: fshoq
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has recommended that the Delhi government ban medically unnecessary sex-selective surgeries on intersex infants and children, except in cases of life-threatening situations.
The DCPCR’s order from January comes in response to a petition filed by Dr Aqsa Shaikh, who is an associate professor of Community Medicine at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and a proud tr