What is the News? The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a petition by two advocates seeking compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those who have died of Covid-19 or related complications. Provisions for Compensation for Death: The Centre has declared Covid-19 as a notified disaster under the Disaster Management Act. Section 12(iii) of… Continue reading What the law says on compensation for Covid deaths
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Measles vaccine effective against COVID
News: Measles-containing vaccines (MCVs) might offer children some protection against Covid-19 infection, shows early evidence from a study by researchers from BJ Medical College in Pune. The study analyzed 548 participants (aged 1 to 17) who were split into two groups – those who have tested positive for Covid (via RT-PCR) and those who haven’t. Findings of the study … Continue reading Measles vaccine effective against COVID
Counting the dead
Context: Undercounting of COVID-related deaths in India What is the issue? Due to gaps in the civil registration data, the actual death toll due to COVID is still a mystery. There’s no way to know it because the aggregated all-India civil registration data is only available until 2018. What is the impact of lack of data? Or… Continue reading Counting the dead
