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Dr Chandrakant Lahariya is a general physician, infectious diseases specialist and vaccines expert. He can be reached at c.lahariya@gmail.com
    Vaccine hesitancy, fueled by misinformation, can lead to preventable disease outbreaks. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | All vaccines have minimal, but rare risks;...

    Historical vaccine skepticism continues to impact public health, emphasizing the importance of accurate information.

    4 May 2024 11:46 PM IST

    People wearing face masks as a precautionary measure after cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were detected in the country, at a hospital in Chikkamagaluru, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | New variant of Covid-19, JN.1, is here, but no...

    JN.1 is not a new virus but a sub-variant of BA.86, which itself is a subvariant of the Omicron variant of SARS CoV2.

    26 Dec 2023 11:50 PM IST

    Even before the current surge of respiratory illnesses in China, in much of 2023, there have been many children and adults in India. (AP File Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Flu-like illnesses' outbreak in China no real...

    The flu season has changed in many countries and RSV related infections are more commonly being reported.

    1 Dec 2023 12:47 AM IST

    A thick blanket of smog covers the India Gate, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Act fast to clean air, or economy will take a...

    A lot has been discussed and understood in the last decade to tackle the challenge and improve air quality.

    17 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Hungarian biochemist Katalin Kariko. (AP/PTI, File)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Nobel Boost: New Malaria Vaccine; TB Vaccine...

    Vaccines are proven and life-saving interventions, every year vaccines save millions of lives and prevent severe disease...

    6 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Health workers bury the body of a 12-year-old Nipah virus victim, at Kannamparambu cemetery in Kozhikode. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Nipah outbreak in Kerala: Why a One Health'...

    Lately, Kerala & other states in South India have reported more new viruses than in North Indian states. Partly due to...

    15 Sept 2023 12:08 AM IST

    File photo of a medic conducting COVID-19 test. (Representational Image/PTI)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Prepare India for endemic Covid: Surge no big...

    The SARS CoV2 is now present in all settings and such rise and fall in cases at regular but unpredictable intervals...

    10 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

    An isolation ward for COVID-19 patients is prepared in view of rising cases of coronavirus in some countries, in Kanpur, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (PTI Photo)(Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | In 2023, let's try to make India a healthier...

    This is India's opportunity to bring health issues to the fore globally.

    2 Jan 2023 12:17 AM IST

    A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus in Jiayuguan, in Chinas northwestern Gansu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUTOpinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Lesson from China's surge: Don't drop guard on...

    The surge in China has not changed anything in India and there is no need to change people-related approaches in the...

    24 Dec 2022 8:57 AM IST

    among all childhood vaccines, measles is one of the most effective vaccines and two shots of the measles vaccine to a child reduces the risk of disease that is close to negligible. (Representational Image/AP)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it's time to step...

    A measles vaccine has been available since 1963 and used in India's universal immunisation programme since 1985

    9 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    A healthworker prepares an oxygen triage facility for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases surge, at Omandurar Government hospital in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Covid virus hasn't gone, but risk now is very...

    A key question remains whether Covid-19 is still a cause of worry or not? The short answer is no

    11 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Tomato fever is not the official name of any disease. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Chandrakant Lahariya | As tomato fever' emerges, misinformation...

    It has become clear that what has been reported is not a new virus but rather a form of the hand, foot and mouth...

    8 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

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