“No-one is safe unless everyone is safe.” Omicron tells us. r.k. mahapatra Our world’s vaccine production capacity has reached dizzy heights. The global vaccine production has touched a whooping 1.5 billion doses per month. We have already produced 18 billion doses. The total population of the world is less than 8 billion. that is moreContinue reading “Out Of Africa.”
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Naming A Variant
(SARS-COV-2 variant nomenclature) Why do Corona viruses mutate so frequently ? Viruses can have either DNA or RNA at its core. DNAs are double stranded columns like a ladder with cross bridges interlocking each part of the both the strands tightly. DNAs which carry our genetic information for the future generations is one of theContinue reading “Naming A Variant”
The Tommy John’s Surgery (TJS)
A base ball game, July 17, 1974 Tommy John was at the top of the pitcher mound with the ball in his left hand. His team was winning. He would seal the match with one more of his ferocious deliveries. This was his 12th season with the team. Just as he sprang to deliver theContinue reading “The Tommy John’s Surgery (TJS)”
The SARS COV2 Story
Post Script:
Since the beginning of the life, so many plants and animals have perished. The Dinosaurs and Mammoths are now extinct. But the Sapiens have stuck on. Not without reasons.
It took them exactly two years to decipher the two equipments that the RNA virus has used to create a pandemic. One Protease and one Polymerase. It’s a matter of time before they would forge two inhibitors against both the two enzymes.
By November 2021, two drugs Paxlovid and Molnupiravir are authorised for use against the SARS COV-2.
Boosters
Do vaccines protect ?
While the cases surge in the highly vaccinated European nations, India and Africa are recording their lowest daily numbers.
Do we need vaccines ?
What about booster shots ?
How many doses ?
Dr Ramakanta's Ideas 