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How Will Indians Have Faith in Vaccines If Drug Companies and Politicians Fight Over It?

Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav called the vaccines being rolled out in India the “BJP’s vaccine”. Then Serum Institute of India’s Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech’s Dr Krishna Ella indulged in some good old mudslinging before releasing a joint statement about their “duty to the nation”. Much before the vaccine jab, Indians are getting a shot of mistrust.

Arré Bench June 5, 2016

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Darr Ke Aage Jeet Hai: How I Travelled to Vietnam Amid the Coronavirus Scare

A few months back, a vacation in Vietnam with my adult daughter seemed like the best idea ever. We were going to traverse the country on cheap flights, recharge ourselves with Vietnamese coffee, and come back with enough Instagrammable material. That was before the Coronavirus scare.

Purba Ray June 4, 2016

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Is It Me or Have Bollywood Celebs Just Turned More Annoying During the Lockdown?

Quarantine has knocked off the pedestal from under our beloved stars and right now, they feel past their expiry date. I don’t want to watch Katrina do jhaadu-pocha or a Kareena Kapoor tutorial on how to wipe an already clean table. I’d much rather watch ordinary folks going about developing a new skill.

Purba Ray June 2, 2016

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Why “The Report” is the Perfect Film for Janata Curfew Day

Adam Driver is excellent in The Report, a film about a Senate investigation into a post-9/11 CIA detention programme. It’s a movie that you need to pay attention to and if you are binge-watching while in self-isolation, we recommend it.

Poulomi Das May 30, 2016

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Why Are Indians Not Showing Up to Take Their COVID-19 Vaccine Shots?

If there was one thing we waited for in 2020, it was the coronavirus vaccine. But now that it is here, India is facing a unique problem – some are reluctant to take the doses, resulting in wastage of vaccines.

Arré Bench May 29, 2016

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What Do Coronavirus, Spanish Flu, and Ebola Have in Common? Terrible Timing

Epidemics like Coronavirus or Swine Flu are always unwelcome, but what makes them even more deadly is their timing. As the world faces the possibility of an economic slowdown, an outbreak of this scale is the last thing we need.

Adhirath Sethi May 27, 2016

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Yes there’s a Pandemic still, but have we Lost the Resolve to Care?

The third wave is here. It’s screeching through India’s cities and smaller towns, but the suffering of these two years, has perhaps, inured people to respond with anything but a shrug. It’s still life and death, but we are now struggling to even care.

Jagruti Verma May 24, 2016

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Life in a Metro: How Do You Practice Social Distancing in a Mumbai Local?

Everyone says life will change after Covid-19 and that social distancing will become the norm. I hate to be a spoilsport, but I live in Mumbai, a city where 7.5 million take the local train every day. I have only one polite question to ask: How?

Hardik Rajgor May 20, 2016

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Hey Corona Warriors, Can You Please Stop Social Distancing from Your Intellect?

This isn’t the war against the virus – we are waging a war against stupidity, because this time we are as weak as our weakest link. We can wash our hands a zillion times, but if someone who got infected during the virus visarjan happened to sneeze on our lift button, there is no saving anyone. This is a war against people who have socially distanced themselves from their intellect.

Devaiah Bopanna May 20, 2016

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Give Your Maid Her Full Pay, the Delivery Guy Sanitiser: Infect Everyone With Empathy

When the story of the coronavirus is written, a large chapter will be devoted to how well (or otherwise) we treated those less fortunate than ourselves. For once – and it’s amazing how nature works – how well we do, will depend on how well we treat them. Give your househelp paid leave, offer hand sanitiser to delivery men.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan May 16, 2016