Against an infodemic: Good health communication is key to public health
The Covid pandemic has underscored that effective communication is at the heart of winning any public health challenge. For example,
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TOI Editorials blog
Women say no: To family virtues of the Chinese nation
Beneath China’s rise in recent decades lies a potential time-bomb for Beijing itself: A falling birth rate. The country’s population
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Over 216 crore more vaccine doses in the pipeline by December, but only good planning will ensure that they materialise
Centre’s statement that India will produce over 216 crore vaccine doses between August and December represents an ambitious scaling up
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Novel rumblings: Adityanath government’s handling of Covid crisis faces rising criticism from within BJP
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh’s candid admission that his party didn’t foresee Covid spreading to villages comes amid
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Olympian challenge: As Tokyo readies to play host in a pandemic, both innovation and doubts multiply
There’s no denying that the Olympic Games represent the acme of excellence in the sporting world. Athletes train years and
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Vaccination for 18 to 44 year olds: High CoWin registrations, too few vaccine doses to dispense underscore supply-demand mismatchÂ
Despite the commencement of vaccination for 18 to 44 year olds on May 1, disappointment is the order of the
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Shackled momentum: Localised lockdowns will have economic effects that will need a fiscal realignment
India is in the midst of a patchwork of lockdowns initiated by state governments. They are nowhere as sweeping as
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Rare firebrand: Gouri Amma’s career captured the possibilities and pitfalls amid India’s male-dominated politics
Communist politician KR Gouri Amma etched herself boldly into modern Kerala’s annals, but for the missed opportunity to stand taller
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Despite signs of second wave plateauing in many states, prepare for the long haul
Even as Centre cites caseloads over the last fortnight to signal that 18 states are recording a plateauing of fresh
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The speedbreaker: Vaccine supply may trail demand for months. States must learn from Centre’s missteps
The gaping deficit between demand and supply after the new “liberalised” vaccination policy kicked off on May 1 appears unresolvable
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