Tag Archives: The Vaccine War

The BHU Covaxin study and ICMR bait

Posted on May 28, 2024 by

Earlier this month, a study by a team at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi concluded that fully 1% of Covaxin recipients may suffer severe adverse events. One percent is a large number because the multiplier (x in 1/100 * … Continue reading →

Posted in Op-eds, Scicomm, Science | Tagged academic publishing, Banaras Hindu University, Bharat Biotech, Covaxin, Drug Safety, Indian Council of Medical Research, Priya Abraham, The Hindu, The Vaccine War | Comments Off

India can do it!

Posted on May 23, 2024 by

Against the background of the H5N1 pandemic in birds and an epidemic among cattle in the US, the Government of Victoria, in Australia, published a statement on May 21 that the province had recorded the country’s first human H5N1 case. … Continue reading →

Posted in Op-eds, Science | Tagged Australia, avian influenza, Government of Victoria, H5N1, infectious diseases, pathogen surveillance, Raima Sen, The Vaccine War | Comments Off

On Agnihotri’s Covaxin film, defamation, and false bravery

Posted on September 25, 2023 by

Vivek Agnihotri’s next film, The Vaccine War, is set to be released on September 28. It is purportedly about the making of Covaxin, the COVID-19 vaccine made by Bharat Biotech, and claims to be based on real events. Based on … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Culture, Scicomm | Tagged AltBalaji, Balram Bhargava, Baradwaj Rangan, Bharat Biotech, Covaxin, Drug Controller General of India, Indian Council of Medical Research, Indian Space Research Organisation, Mars Orbiter Mission, Rahul Gandhi, Raman Gangakhedkar, The Vaccine War, The Wire, The Wire Science, Vivek Agnihotri | Comments Off