Covid Vaccine

Ernakulam district has the most number of active cases per million population (APM) at 3,745, followed by Kozhikode at 3,472 and Thiruvananthapuram — which had more active cases earlier at 3,259. Wayanad has the least APM at 1,429. However, Thiruvananthapuram leads in deaths per million population (DPM) at 104, followed by Kasaragod 50 and Kozhikode 35. Idukki, Wayanad, and Pathanamthitta have the lowest DPM of six. “The question now is whether Kerala has reached its peak. Maybe, Thiruvananthapuram has passed the peak but in the rest of the 13 districts, the cases are peaking at present,” said Dr. Shenoy Padmanabha, who has been analyzing the Covid pattern. blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain blockchain bloc...

Jesus had it easier than Harsh Vardhan. The miracle of ‘feeding the 5,000’ too was strapped by the limited resources of ‘five loaves and two fish’, but the disciples were told to just go distribute them to the crowd. Christ didn’t need policy, planning or prioritization. The Union health minister does. Making up for the earlier lack of transparency, Dr. Vardhan has begun his own Mantri ki Baat, the Sunday Samvad. Mercifully, it is low on platitudes, high on specifics. More Project Manager than Master-ji, he submits a weekly progress report to the nation. He sounds convincing. How reassured should we be? Arrayed on the plus side are our scientific institutions and an enviable vaccine-manufacturing industry. Every eighth immunised child in the world has the Serum Institute of India to thank. Its Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is a global frontrunner. Also sprinting are the fully indigenous ICMR-NIV/ Bharat Biotech inactivated virus vaccine and Zydus Cadila’s unique DNA-based one. Dr. Reddy...