Dr P.S. Venkatesh Rao, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

India’s vaccination success is a global trailblazer

Unity of purpose between political and religious leaders and nations against an enemy of the entire humanity is the only way to end and...

Vaccine controversies: Big bucks for Big Pharma

A third of the world’s population has still to receive even one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, thanks to the hoarding of vaccines by...

A Chinese connection: Indian drugs to the rescue again

A desperate message came from a Chinese doctor seeking a supply of Paxlovid. BENGALURU: I received a desperate message las week from a Chinese doctor...

India leads the way to better health and wealth

GLOBAL HEALTH LEADER On 23 March 2020, World Health Organisation Director Dr Michael J. Ryan said that India has tremendous capacities and had previously led...

China’s apologists again try to cover up Wuhan lab leak of Covid-19

Renewed efforts are being made to cover up the origin of Wuhan virus. Bengaluru: As a defeat by the Democratic Party in the mid-term elections...

Drug discovery and delivery technology misused for chemical warfare

Dual-use research of concern (DURC) refers to beneficial research that can easily be diverted to cause harm to public health and safety. AI, ML and...

Zero Covid policy: When the cure is worse than the disease

Bengaluru: A dynamic flexible Live with Covid strategy with mix and match booster vaccines is at present the best option. Early development and deployment...

A tripolar world order will provide stability

Global vaccination geopolitics is an analogy of the emerging new tripolar world order. THE “BY THREE” WORLD: An old practice unique to Bengaluru city is...

In din of Ukrainian biolabs, world forgets Chinese biolabs

While Russia tops the list of one of the most sanctioned countries, China, which is responsible for the long list of crimes listed in...

Fear is the key to a bully’s success

Fear of consequences needed to deal with autocrats, terrorists and mobs. FRIGHTEN INTO SUBMISSION: From a school or street bully to a ruffian, rowdy or...

NeoCov is a potential bio-weapon

Bengaluru: Multiple variants of the SARS CoV-2 virus have caused 368 million recorded Covid-19 cases and 5.66 million deaths worldwide over two years of...

opportunity for reform is now

More resources are needed for health and health facilities, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. A crisis provides the necessity and opportunity to reform. We now have...

Topsy turvy protocols make Covid a global policy disaster

Effective masks, trustworthy, credible public policy and unity of purpose required. Bengaluru: ADVISORIES, GUIDELINES, PROTOCOLS CAUSE CHAOS: “Dying from a policy is a manmade disaster”, says...

End the pandemic in the New Year

Mask drastically reduces the virus load on our defences. Vaccination simulates the virus attack and stimulates our immune system. This response wanes in the...

Delhi celebrates International Museum Day with aplomb

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Phuket, surrounded by beautiful islands,rivals the Maldives and Bali

Dr P.S. Venkatesh Rao