June 2021 – Dr Ramakanta's Ideas

Breakthrough Infection in Covid-19

A total of 10,262 SARS-COV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections had been reported from 46 US states as of April 30, 2021. They have been vaccinated with a vaccine supposed to have 94.5% efficacy. How many of these infected became serious enough to be hospitalised ? How many died ? The data is not released. https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-reports-4-115-breakthrough-115033606.html?guccounter=1 BreakthroughContinue reading “Breakthrough Infection in Covid-19”

Breakthrough Infection and Vaccine Efficacy.

( Breakthrough infection is the new Covid cases among the fully vaccinated persons.) A total of 10,262 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections had been reported from 46 U.S. states and territories as of April 30, 2021. As of April 30, 2021, approximately 101 million persons in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7021e3.htm Continue reading “Breakthrough Infection and Vaccine Efficacy.”

Gain Of Function

“Gain of Function” explained. Following a Genetic modification a virus can lose some function or gain some function. Example: A crop can become high yielding or a seed can be drought resistant after such modifications. Loss of Function: Best example is the Live Polio vaccine. In the laboratory set up live Polio virus is modifiedContinue reading “Gain Of Function”

ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି gopal

“ନୈନଂ ଛିନ୍ଦନ୍ତି ଶସ୍ତ୍ରାଣି ନୈନଂ ଦହତି ପାଵକଃ | ନ ଚୈନଂ କ୍ଲେଦୟନ୍ତ୍ୟାପୋ ନ ଶୋଷୟତି ମାରୁତଃ I “ ଗୋପାଳ ତୁ ଥିଲୁ, ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଥିଲା ଆମ ବନ୍ଧୁତାର ଚଉହଦି।। ତୁ ଚାଲିଗଲୁ, ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଗଲା ସେ ପ୍ରେମର ପରିଧି । ଚିର ଦିନ ପାଇଁ। ତୋର ସ୍ଥାନ ଆଉ କେହି ଭରି ପାରିବେନି। ତୋର ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସ୍ମୃତିରେ ସେକେଣ୍ଡାରୀ ବୋର୍ଡ ହାଇସ୍କୁଲର ତୋର ସହପାଠୀମାନଙ୍କର ଅଶ୍ରୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି।

14 June, Celebrating mother Earth and the Womanhood

Clouds gather.. Schools open. It has to be 14th June every year for the last 50 years. Fourteenth of June is one constant date of my childhood. Schools would usually open after 45 days of summer vacation. But summer vacation is a colonial term- the phirangis who could not tolerate the scorching heat of theContinue reading “14 June, Celebrating mother Earth and the Womanhood”