As debates heat up on various rules and regulations on commuting during the pandemic, Dr. Satyajit Rath talks about the xenophobic nature of the current international restrictions on air travel

What is the new Delta variant? Is it more dangerous than earlier forms of the virus? Will old vaccines prove effective. Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath discusses these issues

Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talk about the Indian government’s decision to extend the interval between doses

Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha and immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath discuss the politics, economics and technical aspects of the global vaccine scenario in light of Bill Gates’ recent statement on technology transfer

In tackling the second wave, India’s Central government led by Narendra Modi has been bumbling and groping for solutions, mostly much delayed and inadequate

The recent regulatory clearance given to an indigenous developed vaccine candidate in India is an example of vaccine nationalism at its worst and jettisoning of all the principles of an evidence-based, scientific approach