Chennai International Centre CIC

This episode is is from a discussion on Digital content rights & regulations held at Chennai International Centre. 

The session was moderated by Mr Girish Srivatsava, Public Policy & Strategy Expert

In this episode, Dr Muliyil provides answers on all we need to know about behaviour changes and lifestyle corrections for living with the pandemic.

Episode 5/5: Living with the pandemic

00:24: Besides the often-repeated hygiene advise, are there other health measures, sanitation measures that we should be observing as individuals and members of society?

4:30: No amount of virtual learning can compensate the school experience. How should schools plan to re-open?

7:42: Since you speak about previous pandemics, what lessons can we take from there?

10:05: How do we better prepare for the future to mount a global response in a much faster manner in case of similar or worse pandemics?

11:40: A wishful question. When can we really go back to our behaviour in public like pre-covid times? Is it possible at all?

In this episode, Dr Muliyil address our concerns about co-morbidity and explains about long covid symptoms.

Episode 4/5: About the disease & Long-Covid

00:24: How exactly does the disease affect co-morbid patients? Is infection of lungs an indicator of the severity of the disease?

4:40: Some patients seem to be experiencing the symptoms even after recovery. What do we know about these symptoms?

In this episode, Dr Muliyil provides answers to all our questions on vaccines.

Episode 3/5: All about vaccines

00:24: How effective are the vaccines against the highly transmissible new variants? What is the recommended periodicity, and will that affect our response to the vaccines? Will a booster of an alternate type prove better?

7:20:Why are vaccines not recommended for children? After all they get so many vaccines of anti-viral type. Why not COVID-19?

8:20: Are the Indian-made vaccines like Covaxin recognized in other countries? What are the chances of acceptance of this over let’s say Covishield?

13:00: With massive pan-India vaccination drive,how do we see the herd immunity in context? What are the chances of disease recurrence?

In this episode, Dr Muliyil answers some questions on the variants causing the second wave, testing and vaccines

Episode 2/5: COVID-19 Variants, tests & Vaccines

00:25: How different is India’s second wave from the first? Is it more infectious, manifesting in symptoms that are different from the first?

6:56: How accurate are the RT-PCR tests, especially in detecting the mutant variants? What are the chances of getting false-negatives and false positives?

11:00: The latest CSIR survey suggests lack of meaningful antibodies in seropositive people. Could you put this in perspective for our listeners?

14:10: Our listeners would like to know if the new variant affects children and youngsters more and if there is any long last effects in children

 Episode 1/5: COVID-19 Second wave causality & response

In this podcast series comprising 5 episodes, Dr Muliyil will address our listeners questions on the second wave. The first episode is about causality, response & prevention.

00:26: What explains the surge in daily cases? What did we do right & where did we go wrong as ordinary citizens since the beginning of 2021?

6:40: What are some swift measures that we can adopt, given limited resources and time?

9:32: Oxygen is an essential part of COVID-19 treatment. Could you please explain when it is used for treatment and why is there a shortage?

12:57: What might be interesting for our listeners to know is to know at point oxygen must be given and how critical is it in treatment?

15:28: Cases are predicted to rise and peak in May. What are the key measures taken by the hospitals to address this issue? Are we geared to face the looming challenge?

18:40: How effective is alternative medicine like Ayurvedic tablets & immunity boosters in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19?