In a recent judgment, the Madras High Court ruled that teachers not willing to take a jab need not come to schools. The first bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwer Nath Bhandari and Justice P D Audikesavalu refused to hear the Public Interest Litigation challenging the vaccine mandate for...
Experts have noted that Omicron carries 30 mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus genome. They say that current vaccines may not prevent Omicron infection although there is every chance vaccinated individuals would be able to fight the infection better. For this reason, the high levels of vaccine...
World Health Organization has declared COVID19 variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) as a variant of concern. The independent group of experts under the Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) periodically evaluates COVID19 to find specific mutations and combinations of mutations....
Bigg Boss fame Kamal Haasan is infected with COVID19 and under self-isolation in a hospital. A fully vaccinated Haasan getting infected has shocked his fans. The actor has duly warned the public that the pandemic is far from over. Meanwhile, the state has relaxed most of the restrictions and...
Vivek Shah (name changed) was just 14 years old when he took his first puff, and, for twenty years, he kept puffing. Six months back he was introduced to vaping, and since then he says he hasn’t smoked a regular cigarette. The graphic designer from Chennai thinks the e-cigarette is a boon to...
Dr. Amalorpavanathan Joseph who played a key role in establishing Tamil Nadu’s organ distribution process, which is widely considered a success, disputes the suggestion that there is any organized attempt to divert hearts from cadavers to foreign recipients. He has disputed inferences made in...
A press conference in Chennai on Friday has set off a debate among medical health professionals. At the meeting, Krishnan and Senthamilselvi were introduced as the proud parents of a baby girl born through In Vitro Fertilisation on May 21. At 63, Senthamilselvi is likely the oldest mother who...
