Dr Rahul Pandit

ENHANCING VACCINATION IS THE RIGHT STEP IN CURBING SPREAD OF COVID

October 22, 2021

From battling the most tumultuous second wave of Coronavirus to driving the world’s largest vaccination program, India’s journey in tackling Covid-19 has been exceptional. Today, India has achieved a milestone by inoculating 100 crores of its population. Adding to this, Mumbai for the first time has recently recorded no Covid-related...

HOW TO TACKLE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN INDIA

October 14, 2021

A recent ICMR report has left healthcare providers, patients, and infection control experts worried about the rising Antimicrobial Resistance in India. The report says that more than 50 percent of ICU patients in recent times have been battling a type of Pneumonia caused by the bacteria ‘Klebsiella Pneumonia’, which will...

RISING DELTA CASES AND EXPECTED HERD IMMUNITY: WHERE DO WE STAND?

September 24, 2021

Even as India continues to fight against the deadly Covid-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2 variants are emerging, spreading and causing governments & public health experts to develop the best strategies to contain their spread constantly. There are currently 11 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that the World Health Organization Trusted Source is...

What is the appropriate use of Remdesivir?

April 27, 2021

Repurposed drugs are an immediate response to an outbreak that has accelerated beyond the containment strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic. They are timesavers because these drugs have proven themselves to be safe in pre-clinical and early clinical testing. They can be fast-tracked straight into the final stage of clinical development,...