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by Uttam
12 Jan 2023 22:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Cyrano wrote:Great work Suraj garu, will get the kindle version if its avl outside India
It is available on Amazon.com.
by Uttam
06 Nov 2021 00:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Another data point about declining vaccine efficacy.

With Fourth Wave Raging, Germany Agrees Booster Shots for All

Germany used very few AstraZeneca's vaccine and mostly used Pfizer's vaccine.
by Uttam
06 Nov 2021 00:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Here is some data published in Nature about the latest round of Covid infections in UK. But are vaccines are still holding up against death and serious illness? The Delta variant’s mutations — combined with waning vaccine antibodies — are causing more breakthrough infections. But vaccines are still ...
by Uttam
29 Oct 2021 02:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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It may take scientists some time to study but it is not helpful to blame other states motives - their method may be criticized but there is NO clear evidence of significant hiding of data. The graph I posted shows more than doubling of deaths in one week when the infections rate have been coming do...
by Uttam
28 Oct 2021 23:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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The farce of "Kerala model" A few months ago, a number of editorial articles kept defending the high Covid infection rates in Kerala based on the low death rates. Over the last two months, the infection level have come down very significantly but the death rates have shot up. This to me is...
by Uttam
30 Sep 2021 22:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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India will have 27-28 cr vaccine doses in October As the government aiming to vaccinate the majority of the adult population amid the third wave fears, the country will have 27-28 crore doses of Serum Institute of India's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin against in the month of October, the ...
by Uttam
23 Sep 2021 23:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1447603

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

JNPT, get ready for your lunch taken away if MH doesn't drop its shenanigans for not fully supporting DFC and other infra projects.

Indin railways 1st electric train between Pipavav Port-Bhagat Ki Kothi on High Rise OHE
by Uttam
06 Jul 2021 18:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Dr. Raches Ella @RachesElla New data on Delta-Efficacy or Effectiveness (not apple to apple comparison): Pfizer: Wuhan=95% | Delta=64% COVAXIN: Wuhan/Delta=78% | Delta=65% All vaccines prevent >93% of hospitalizations. Regardless of the vaccine, get it, and wear a mask to get to near 100%.
by Uttam
06 Jul 2021 18:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876346

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

The rupee exchange rate is dropping. Is it due to RBI purchasing more dollars to keep the rupee rate low? Earlier that was also one of the reasons for our foreign reserves to go up. Now that oil prices are raising and inflation is also going up, does it make sense to let rupee strengthen to around ...
by Uttam
02 Jul 2021 20:07
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876346

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Daily toll collection via FASTag reaches level recorded before second wave The toll collection across the country through FASTag touched Rs 103.54 cr with 6.3 mn transactions on July 1, 2021 Toll collection in June 2021 increased to Rs. 2,576.28 crore, which is around 21 per cent higher than Rs. 2,...
by Uttam
01 Jul 2021 23:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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12 crore Covid vaccine doses to be provided to states, UTs this month Source: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan India has planned to provide 12 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines this month in government as well as private hospitals across 37 states and Union Territories (UTS) covering people above...
by Uttam
01 Jul 2021 23:41
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876346

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

If memory serves me right, this is the first major outcome of the new PLI schemes: Wistron, Foxconn, Dell among 14 to get nod under PLI scheme for IT hardware The government on Thursday said 14 companies, including Dell, Lava, Dixon, Wistron and Foxconn, have received approval under the Production L...
by Uttam
01 Jul 2021 17:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Zydus covid vaccine shows 66.6% efficacy, applies for EUA In the interim analysis, the pharmaceutical company said, the primary efficacy of the vaccine is 66.6% for symptomatic RT-PCR positive cases. The company further said that the vaccine is also “safe and very well tolerated" in the adoles...
by Uttam
01 Jul 2021 16:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Zydus covid vaccine shows 66.6% efficacy, applies for EUA In the interim analysis, the pharmaceutical company said, the primary efficacy of the vaccine is 66.6% for symptomatic RT-PCR positive cases. The company further said that the vaccine is also “safe and very well tolerated" in the adoles...
by Uttam
30 Jun 2021 00:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

For example, the demographic of urban MSME/stall owners is very different from the urban salaried class in terms of how the mechanics of vaccination can work. The latter can have mass drives organized at their workplaces, but the former are diffused and need area by area coverage of the urban areas...
by Uttam
29 Jun 2021 23:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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There are some worrying signs emerging since the lifting of covid restrictions. The number of cases this week in Kerala is more than last week on Sunday as well as Monday (week-over-week comparison). Why? I think it is due to insufficient testing infrastructure. Kerala's positivity rate is still dan...
by Uttam
28 Jun 2021 21:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
Replies: 4374
Views: 1344348

Re: J&K Union Territory-2019

BTW: This is what the US's response is against drone attack on its military facilities. WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia ag...
by Uttam
28 Jun 2021 20:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Looks like Covaxin supply is ramping up more slowly than anticipated. https://www.thequint.com/coronavirus/bharat-biotech-fails-to-fulfil-govts-order-for-covaxin-report Bharat Biotech, manufacturer of the indigenous Covaxin, has supplied 28 million doses of the jab to the Center, up till 12 June, ag...
by Uttam
26 Jun 2021 00:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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In addition to excellent analysis by Suraj, here is one by Hindu Business Line.

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As one case see, the increase was not just in the BJP-ruled states but also in the other states with a large population.
by Uttam
25 Jun 2021 23:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Suraj, I had just posted a message for you on this - if you have a spreadsheet with data handy, can you publish a chart which plots the week-by-week trend of each day of the week? Basically 7 plots for each day. Wanted to explain the 9 million on Mon to folks who are claiming it was a setup Is this...
by Uttam
25 Jun 2021 23:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Looking at the current momentum and statements from MoHFW, it seems 6 million is a sustainable number until mid-July. After mid-July, we should see close to 8-10 mill and then by mid-August greater than 10 million. I have been keeping an eye on UP (population 22 crores). I was earlier a bit disappoi...
by Uttam
25 Jun 2021 21:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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At 7 pm
Day 161: 31,43,72,466. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1730395
Day 160: 30,72,46,600. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetai ... ID=1730395

Difference = 31.43 - 30.72 = 71 lakhs.
by Uttam
24 Jun 2021 23:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Cowin shows today's vaccination at 60,36,389
by Uttam
24 Jun 2021 19:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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An increase in death rate OR decrease in life expectancy has happened everywhere. US suffered one of the worst. U.S. life expectancy decreased by an 'alarming' amount during pandemic Between 2018 and 2020, the decrease in average life expectancy at birth in the U.S. was roughly 1.9 years — 8.5 times...
by Uttam
23 Jun 2021 20:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Does anybody know why Kerala is not able to reduce its test positivity rate (TPR) when every other state has been able to increase testing to reduce TPR? This is probably the main reason why Kerala's number of infections is plateauing. They need to increase their testing capacity immediately.
by Uttam
23 Jun 2021 19:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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UP needs to get its act together. Anything less than 15 lakhs is insufficient for a population of 22 crores. It has one of the lowest vaccination rates so far.
by Uttam
23 Jun 2021 19:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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BTW, MP is again on top today with more than 10.5 lakh doses.
by Uttam
23 Jun 2021 19:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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vijayk wrote:COWIN dashboard Today: 59,72,971
All that vaccine "hoarded" for a year is now coming out :rotfl: (pun intended)
by Uttam
22 Jun 2021 20:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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From https://dashboard.cowin.gov.in/ today so far 51.25 lakhs. That would be the second highest number so far.
by Uttam
22 Jun 2021 20:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

That chart is from mid May. June data is looking a near perfect fit. July may be higher than the graph . August is too far out to tell - all those new vaccines need to clear trials smoothly, and we just saw how badly CureVac fell apart. Here are some more details of BB's production: “The current pr...
by Uttam
22 Jun 2021 18:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

The 77.8% efficacy for Covaxin is a real shot in the arm (pun intended :D ) . This should be contextualized with the fact that Covaxin is tested in India where the Delta variant is dominant. Even Pfizer's vaccine is only 79% effective against the Delta variant. AstraZeneca is 60% effective against t...
by Uttam
22 Jun 2021 18:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Tanaji wrote:Not to mention the polio vaccine can be used at room temperature for a day and loses between 4-13% of the titre as opposed to the Covid vaccines.
Finally, there is a big supply limitation in the case of Covid vaccines, which was not a problem with polio vaccines.
by Uttam
22 Jun 2021 16:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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https://twitter.com/ani/status/1407269368002617348?s=21

Covaxin shows 77.8 % efficacy in phase 3 trial data in review by subject expert committee (SEC): Sources
by Uttam
21 Jun 2021 16:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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Weekly average vaccination rate over last 5 weeks. date. >>> Weekly Average doses May 17. >>> 16.75 lacs May 24. >>> 20.12 lacs May 31. >>> 25.01 lacs June 7. >>> 28.80 lacs June 14. >>> 32.63 lacs Seems like linear growth. Let's see if we end with > 36 lacs average this week. Continuing this threa...
by Uttam
18 Jun 2021 21:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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I have been checking Cowin for random pin codes. I see a lot more open slots now than earlier in June. Which means more vaccine availability but can also mean a lack of enthusiasm in getting vaccinated. I hope the drop in infections will not result in people not taking the vaccine eagerly. The curre...
by Uttam
16 Jun 2021 23:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BHARAT BIOTECH New born calf serum is used in the manufacturing of viral vaccines. It is used for the growth of cells, but neither used in growth of SARS CoV2 virus nor in the final formulation. COVAXIN® is highly purified to contain only the inactivated virus components by removi...
by Uttam
15 Jun 2021 19:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

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https://swarajyamag.com/insta/daily-covid-19-vaccinations-likely-to-go-up-to-five-million-per-day-in-10-days-egvac-chairman-r-s-sharma In a positive development, the chairman of the government's empowered group on vaccine administration (EGVAC), RS Sharma has exuded confidence that the daily vaccin...