Covid-19 vaccine: hope meets history on March 1, 2021Three historic developments have brought the Covid-19 vaccine to countries across the globe, including Pakistan. Virologists, vaccine developing scientists, and the vaccine companies must be applauded for these advances. However, only the development of a vaccine is not enough. It also needs three equally matching actions, to make the vaccine success, and to fold the […]
If I fail, he dies on January 7, 2021The world is wrestling with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Coronavirus cases are on the rise and so is the number of doctors, nurses, and paramedics- collectively called Frontline Health Workers (FLHWs), becoming infected. In Pakistan, more than 12,800 FLHWs have contracted the infection so far, and 113 have sacrificed their lives in […]
Immunity of another kind on December 24, 2020The world endured the physical and mental stress of COVID-19 pandemic for about a year. Economies shriveled and emotions drained. Finally, people can hope for survival, and getting back to normal- the COVID vaccine is just round the corner. It is heartening to know that the initial vaccine candidates are 95% effective and contrary to […]