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Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

May 23, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Day: September 8, 2020

Clinical trialCoronavirusCOVID-19Public HealthResearch IntegritySARS-CoV-2Vaccines

Scientists alert Lancet to ‘data inconsistencies’ in the Russian vaccine trial paper

A group of 16 scientists has written an open letter to Dr Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet and authors

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Coronavirus: India’s ambitious ‘test on demand’ approach is fraught with problems

By stating that “all individuals who wish to get themselves tested” are eligible for tests on demand, the ICMR is theoretically making all of India’s 1.3 billion people eligible for a test and also demand a test repeatedly without an upper limit, even when the country does not have the capacity to undertake such a massive exercise. Clearly, the latest advisory is over ambitious and has been framed without much application of mind.

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