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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
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Flu-COVID Combo Vaccines: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet ArrivedColumnists
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Flu-COVID Combo Vaccines: An Idea Whose Time...

    Firms like Moderna and Pfizer push innovation amid uncertain uptake

    15 April 2026 10:36 PM IST

    Chandrakant Lahariya | The Electrifying Of India’s Kitchens Is An Imperative For Public HealthColumnists
    Chandrakant Lahariya | The Electrifying Of India’s Kitchens Is An...

    India has made important a great deal of progress in addressing this challenge. The expansion of liquefied petroleum gas...

    3 April 2026 12:23 AM IST

    Chandrakant Lahariya | ‘No-Fault’ Policy on Compensation To Boost India’s ImmunisationsColumnists
    Chandrakant Lahariya | ‘No-Fault’ Policy on Compensation To Boost...

    No-fault policy can boost trust while addressing rare adverse events

    18 March 2026 8:56 PM IST

    Chandrakant Lahariya | The Adulteration Of Food Is A Silent Assault On Health, Safety of IndiansColumnists
    Chandrakant Lahariya | The Adulteration Of Food Is A Silent Assault On...

    The health consequences are both immediate and cumulative. The digestive system is typically the first to suffer

    17 Feb 2026 11:27 PM IST

    Chandrakant Lahariya | Antibiotics Must Be Protected To Ensure The Healthy Future Of PlanetColumnists
    Chandrakant Lahariya | Antibiotics Must Be Protected To Ensure The...

    The economic and social consequences of antimicrobial resistance are severe

    18 Jan 2026 10:05 PM IST

    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

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