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Everything that you need to know about Vaccines, covering all the controversies, myths and benefits about the wonder discovery of mankind
I will never forget the day when my son got his first shot in his thoughs! It was a private hospital in Calicut and there was no one outside the vaccination room when we reached there! The nurse who was appointed to give the shot first tried to soothe my 6 week old son, then … Read more
Covid cases are rising in India at an alarming rate! You might have seen photos of desperate persons wearing oxygen masks waiting in queues outside hospitals. You might also have heard about multiple Covid corpses being burnt in a single pyre. It has been more than 13 months since the first lockdown in India and … Read more
Being the Medical Officer at a primary health centre (PHC) implementation of national level health programmes is not just a part of my job, it is something much more than that. In this article, I’d like to give you my perspective of such a national programme, the very famous pulse polio immunization. If you’re keen … Read more
The northern districts of Kerala, is popularly known as the “Malabar” and comprises of Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram. It’s well known for the spicy biriyanis and other delicacies. Malabar is also the part of Kerala where Muslim religion has many followers and it was no surprise as these districts stood last in the list … Read more
The MR Vaccine – Old Wine in New BottleMeasles Rubella vaccination campaign kickstarted in Kerala on the third of October, 2017. Thoughts on the first week of the campaign in a small village of Kannur district was published earlier and you can find that article here. This article is a sequel to that post and … Read more
Did you know that we celebrate “World Immunization Day” on the tenth of November every year? We at BeingTheDoctor have covered a number of articles on vaccines, their schedule and special programmes to promote immunization. You can find those informative articles here. In this post, I’ll tell you the activities that goes behind the scene … Read more
As you all might be aware, the Measles Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign kickstarted in Kerala on October 3, 2017. It’s a huge programme, probably the first one of it’s kind in India covering every child in the age group of 9 months to 15 years. One shot of the MR vaccine is given irrespective of … Read more