How to increase vaccine uptake, decrease vaccine hesitancy in young people
By Tracie O Afifi, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Janique Fortier, Samantha Salmon, S Michelle Driedger and Tamara Taillieu Ending the coronavirus pandemic rests partly on a large uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, with the goal of reaching herd immunity. Recently in Canada, the age for vaccine eligibility has been decreasing to include young adults and adolescents. However, little […]
Online Education- A big challenge for teachers
By: Er. Ishfaq Khaliq School is a place of knowledge children experience and it is this ambiance that gives them a chance to acquire various aspects of information besides initiating a healthy thought process and grooming the cognitive abilities. In the present competitive world, education is a basic necessity after food, clothing and shelter and […]
B16172 variant: the UK needs to brace for more cases, despite vaccine effectiveness
By: Paul Hunter The B16172 variant is now dominant in the UK, and there have been fears that its sudden rise could derail Britain’s exit from lockdown. Scientists – including me – have predicted previously that B16172 and other closely related variants could, because of the mutations they carry, be resistant to vaccines. Public Health […]
Need for learning Modern Logic
By: Ab. Qayoom Shah| Shahid Bashir In early days of Islam when sciences had not yet taken proper roots, the Greek philosophy was considered to be the measure of wisdom and rationality the world over. Our forerunners, the traditionalists, and the religious vanguards befittingly encountered the philosophical attacks against postulates and tenets of Islam, in […]
Country’s Medical System Needs A Revamp
During the continuing Covid pandemic, one fraternity, which has been eulogised for its dedication and services in India, is the medical fraternity. Till date as per the Indian Medical association (IMA), 1017 doctors have died during the current pandemic since last year. The actual numbers may be higher as the doctors’ association only keeps a […]
A Tribute: Pakistan’s Haseena Moin’s matchless legacy of Television Dramas
In mid-1970s a convent educated Sukrita Khanna admonished the darkening silhouette of Dhauladhar snow peaks cautioning -‘No wind maangtaa (want) – for the next hour, Ok!’ She paced the cozy room reciting ‘alif, bey, pe …’ alongside praying the winds wouldn’t alter the angle of the tall antenna. The fireplace was flickering flames, under a […]
With Boards postponed! How students can handle anxiety related to it?
By: Ankit Kapoor With no doubt, the routine of every individual has undergone a 360 degree change as the current situation of the ongoing pandemic has left us amidst a continuous dilemma. After battling the COVID scenario for a year now, our Nation as a whole is certainly equipped much better to tackle this scenario. […]
The future of students promoted without exams
The second wave of the Corona pandemic has hit India in the worst manner and the country is grappling with its impacts. As was done during the first wave of the virus, the second wave also left our business establishments closed, markets shut and life out of gear. Schools and colleges are also shut, as […]
Significance of statistics in fighting corona-virus
How a statistical education will aid in the eradication of the pandemic
BY: KHALID UL ISLAM Biostatisticians and epidemiologists will play an important role in resolving the corona-virus epidemic and bringing our planet back to normal. These experts, who apply traditional statistical processes to human health problems, have advanced expertise that will be critical in the coming months as we battle the pandemic in the name of […]
Middle East Again
The latest flare up between Israel and Hamas has once again brought focus of the world on one of the longest outstanding disputes in the post world war era. The flare up has come at a time, when Israel is undergoing destabilizing phase, after four back-to-back inconclusive general elections that have failed to throw up […]
