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Your posts on Covid were very useful. Thanks for helping make some sense of the information overload on the net. Stay safe and blessed

Looks sensible. The vaccination slot is confirmed via SMS which is more efficient as anyone who has tried hours on cowin to book a slot knows. Govt is planning SMS notification for dose 2 - this can be done for dose 1 also

Now this: https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-west-bengal-vaccination-certificate-to-have-cm-mamata-s-photo-instead-of-pm-modi-2893550

Both Ivermectin and HCQ were regarded as safe medicines (HCQ was prescribed as a prophylaxis to even pregnant women traveling to malaria infested areas) for a long time. As soon as Covid came along, they suddenly became unsafe! In a situation where vaccines are in short supply and will be in...

If they see no other option to be heard they can and they will go on strike See this (some may find this disturbing):

This is true, but we need to look at what patients are actually advised statistically. Sometimes doctors in a for profit system of medicine favor pills over other methods. Here is an example from the US (well developed economy but with a relatively worse health outcomes among other...

This is only the latest controversy. But there has been a lot of negative propaganda against traditional medicines for a long time before in India This is unfortunate as both have their place. Example - Commodities lead to worse outcomes in Covid. Wholistic approach based on diet, exercise and...

This is the commercial aspect of modern medicine. India should get out of treaties which require it to enforce such unethical patents It is unfortunate that there is a conflict now between Ayurveda and Allopathy. What is required is a wholistic approach which integrates all knowledge, both...

If these drugs are so expensive they could certainly spend another 10 rupees to have a pack for one patient at half the price! How expensive is a glass vial to hold the injection?

Ignore these narrow minded people. However Indians face such questions in other countries also. Here is a comedians take on this:

Here is a analysis which looks at why a lab accident cannot be ruled out. Some of those who rushed to dismiss this theory early in 2020 had a conflict on interest which they did not disclose: https://thebulletin.org/2021/05/the-origin-of-covid-did-people-or-nature-open-pandoras-box-at-wuhan/

Most of these supplements have tons of sugar and are best avoided. If you like the taste of this in a glass of milk then fine but don't rely on these for nutrition https://theprint.in/science/health-drinks-like-bournvita-horlicks-give-your-kids-more-sugar-hardly-any-nutrition/157600/

Our bodies are designed to get nutrients from food instead of a tablet. Only a small percentage of nutrients from a tablet gets absorbed by the body However I consider these as a kind of insurance policy during these times and also it should not do any harm

Do these new technology vaccines have an off switch (using a layman's language)? Or to put it differently do they stop encoding the spike proteins after some time?

https://fortune.com/2020/08/24/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-deal-pricing-profit-concerns/ It says:

Oxford did the research. SII did the production. Astrazeneca added no value Actually Oxford was to "open source" its vaccine, but later handed it over under pressure to Astrazeneca which acquired the patent rights without doing any research on the vaccine

Last year this was promoted by some state governments like UP as an inexpensive kit of Zinc, Doxycycline & Ivermectin. It probably helped in reducing serious cases last year. The cost of the kit was about Rs 150

Ideally front line workers should run a triage. I think this was the model followed in some European countries. Beds should be allocated by medical professionals who can best assess how to use limited resources in a pandemic

I am using the "UVC Safecase". Many models available online and all of them have a UV lamp with mirrored internal surfaces. The recommended time is 5 min (may vary - check the model). While there is no study that says that this box inactivates Covid-19, it should do no harm and similar devices...

I remember researching this few years back and concluded it is not an effective vaccine. Here is some more info: Experts jab at 'ineffective' cervical cancer vaccine I think any vaccination will only help prevent the next wave (hopefully we will avoid the next wave or it will be mild) but will...