Every cloud has a silver lining. Covid-19 is no exception. This pandemic has done wonders to the medical science both at international level as well as in our backyard. Only yesterday, a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test was a mirage for us. Today, tens of thousands PCR tests are conducted in Bhubaneswar and all overContinue reading “The Second most valuable discovery in medical science.”
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The Silver Lining of this Pandemic.
Every Cloud has a Silver lining. So also this dreadful Pandemic has one. This Pandemic has compressed the period of making a vaccine from the usual 10 years to a mere 10 months. The Virus story Why at all a virus has to infect us ? Because a virus doesn’t have any asset except aContinue reading “The Silver Lining of this Pandemic.”
How Cold is this Pfizer vaccine ?
First the good news. Pfizer has reached the critical number of cases (170) to apply for Emergency authorisation. It is said to be 95% effective. ( this is today’s news) Now the Bad news. Pfizer’s vaccine must be kept at nearly minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit to remain effective. ( -100° F = -74°C). That isContinue reading “How Cold is this Pfizer vaccine ?”
Spreading Love during the epidemic of an Anti Love Virus.
Covid 19 and Sathya Sai Seva Organization. (How to serve during the epidemic ?) The Corona Virus demands extreme life style and behaviour changes among masses. Let me tell you a secret : “Vaccines and drugs will be of no use in preventing or controlling this epidemic.” Why ? You need to vaccinate at leastContinue reading “Spreading Love during the epidemic of an Anti Love Virus.”
Covid testing and viral load
From my personal experience At railway hospital, bhubaneswar RTPCR is a multiplier test. A state of the art machine multiplies the nucleic acid present in your nasal sample till it detects the virus. The number of cycles ( of multiplication) it takes before detecting the virus is called the Cycle Threshold. ( CT value) TheContinue reading “Covid testing and viral load”
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