As a public health physician, recently I was asked for my opinion on whether people should take the COVID-19 vaccine when it is made available. When I first published the book on COVID-19, there was no vaccine. Then I shared the manner in which vaccine trials are conducted. Now many of you are aware of …
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I am writing this post after burying one of my close contacts, another victim of Covid 19. He was healthy and strong. He was young for his age. He was very careful in taking precautions for preventing the disease. He hardly went out of his house. He only went to his office and returned home. …
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When a patient gets admitted into a ward for care following a COVID-19 infection, besides specific medicines that need to be administered, providing oxygen depending on its saturation level and the need to respond to the level of breathing difficulty is the major medical intervention. When a patient is inside an ICU, relatives outside often …
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Well, why do I write at this age of seventy-five years? It all started as a young physician when I started out on my medical career. From my experience I wanted to contribute something to society beyond just treating patients day in and day out. I knew writing was one of the ways I could …
What are the current rules on socialising? So far we have been talking about social distancing. Now there is a new terminology introduced. That is socialising. It refers to how many people can meet together in social settings.First I share information from different countries that is available. While there are specific rules in different countries …
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In spite of all the efforts made by different countries of the world, COVID-19 continues to spread. Leaders are struggling to contain the spread of the disease. So, what must be done to stop the spread? The only effective method we know that could control the spread of the disease is wearing mask correctly and …
Today I would like to share the good news that Christian Medical College, Vellore was given three awards in the care of COVID-19. The first award related to work place for safety. https://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/hospital-diagnostics/caho-confers-top-awards-to-cmc-vellore-gmc-chennai-columbia-asia-for-workplace-safety-amid-covid-19-69727 The second award was related to excellence in hospital preparedness “Excellence in Hospital Preparedness for COVID-19” awarded by the Federation of Indian …
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One of the purposes of the book on COVID-19 is to prevent the disease. There are two levels at which action needs to be taken to prevent the spread of the disease. The first is at the individual level. It includes the following four tasks. Stay at home always and as much as possible. Wear …
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I am thankful to God for helping me to bring out this newest eBook. It was released on October 1. This book describes the life and story of Dr John Scudder who came to India over 200 years ago. It was his granddaughter Dr Ida Scudder who started the Christian Medical College, Vellore. It was …
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I thank and praise God for giving me 75 years of life. On September 11, I crossed this landmark in my life. I am thankful for life itself as I passed through some dangerous moments. God was with me at these times. I am thankful for the blessings He has given me in my life, …
Rajaratnam Abel 