Tag Archives: seroprevalence survey

Super-spreading, mobility and crowding

Posted on November 12, 2020 by VM

I still see quite a few journalists in India refer to “super-spreaders” vis-à-vis the novel coronavirus – implying that some individuals might be to blame for ‘seeding’ lots of new infections in the community – instead of accommodating the fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Science | Tagged basic amenities, caste, class, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Dharavi, herd immunity, housing poverty, inequality, Mumbai, novel coronavirus, public distribution system, public toilets, seroprevalence survey, super-spreader, T Jacob John | Leave a comment

India’s missing research papers

Posted on August 9, 2020 by VM

If you’re looking for a quantification (although you shouldn’t) of the extent to which science is being conducted by press releases in India at the moment, consider the following list of studies. The papers for none of them have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Bharat Biotech, Biocon, Covaxin, COVID-19, COVID-19 epidemic, COVID-19 pandemic, ELISA test kit, favipiravir, hydroxychloroquine, Indian Council of Medical Research, Itolizumab, novel coronavirus, peer review, preprint papers, remdesivir, science academies, science by press release, seroprevalence survey, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, tocilizumab, Zydus Cadila | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: seroprevalence survey

Super-spreading, mobility and crowding

India’s missing research papers

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