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Read inside: Y The Wait For That Elusive Inoculation Y Voice of the People Y A Second Republic in the Making in India? Y Analysis of World Population Y Grieve for Me, no More! Y Pope Francis Comment of Civil Unions is a Puzzle Y A Dark Festival of Lights (Poem) Y TRUMP vs BIDEN Y Senior Citizens Steals the Show During Covid-19 Y A peep into bureaucracy Y Fun Page Y Recipe Y Lockdown Lessons Y Why Do Parents Neglect Their Children Y Matrimonials Y FACT creates Fiction - Goa Inquisition The Wait For That Elusive Inoculation or a country that is globally renowned for products which have a very short life-span, it Fis a wonder that Novel Coronavirus which emanated from a lab in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province of Chi- na, has continued to play havoc with the lives of people for so long! The fascination for Chinese goods has however come to an abrupt end after the virus saga which has made sion. However, with nothing definite nations the world over show an obvi- that nations refrain from getting into a to show for the efforts, the country’s ous dislike for anything made in Chi- mood for competitions. search for an effective cure continues. na. Let us remember that the pandemic However, a needless and hasty an- But the harm has already been done! has united the world as one in com- nouncement some months back by bating the virus. So some good will the director general of the The ominous spike in in- definitely come of this solidarity. Indian Council of Medical Re- fections worldwide has re- search promising a vaccine sulted in a global race for a High rhetoric and tall promises de- by August 15 was an assur- vaccine which has however scribe the propitiatory ways of our ance that served to be more yielded no commendable leaders. But when they are not ad- of a political statement than a results. The sprint to make equately followed up with the desired public health one. medical breakthroughs to results there is every reason to feel contain the coronavirus dis- let down as has happened in this ICMR which by virtue of being ease has nevertheless had by Pachu Menon case where the nation’s inconclusive one of the oldest and largest many nations announcing search for an effective immunity elixir medical research bodies in the world stunning ‘discoveries’ of a miracle for coronavirus has been quite dis- is seen as the most authoritative and cure. turbing. authentic voice on the pandemic. Such impractical claims as one made Although Russia and China have The Union Health Minister Harsh by its head can only damage the repu- been frontrunners in the contest, ex- Vardhan’s optimism about the na- tation of the hallowed organization. perts claim that the Oxford COVID-19 tion launching a COVID-19 vaccine vaccine has a distinct advantage over by early 2021 should hence inspire Since when has the quest for a vac- vaccines from those two countries. a new hope among Indians who, like cine been defined by time frames! The US meanwhile expects the de- the rest of the world, are eagerly wait- livery of a vaccine starting in January ing for an antidote which could bring Of course as the hunt for that elusive 2021. them relief from the woes of the coro- inoculation continues, a sense of des- navirus disease. peration is bound to set in. But the Warning his countrymen to be more question of deadlines does not arise realistic, the British Prime Minister is Nevertheless, this is one sanguine as the research organizations are for however of the opinion that although declaration that brings along with it once faced with challenge that will there were some hopeful signs that enough skepticism to disturb millions transcend all limits of time and pa- a vaccine could be secured for CO- of countrymen who have come to be- tience. VID-19, it cannot not be taken for lieve that it will take the virus quite granted. some time for it to totally disappear As the scientific community engages from the face of the earth. itself with finding that potent ‘shot’ India too has been fast-tracking vac- which will enable it rid the world of this cine development process to break Discussions on the infrastructure viral predator which has enjoyed an the chain of coronavirus transmis- which needs to be in place to roll out unconquered run so far, it is essential 2 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 2-8 November 2020 Advertisement. Tariff THE SECULAR CITIZEN Over all size 21.5 cms x 27cms Print area 18 cms x 25.5 cms Full pg. back Colour (19 cms x 24 cms) Rs. 18,000 A National family WEEKLY Center spread colour(39 cms x 23.5 cms Rs. 18,000 Vol.29 Issue No.44 November 2-8, 2020 Rs.10/- Full pg. inside Cover colour(18 cms x 24 cms) Rs. 12,000 Full pg. inner colour (18 cms x 24 cms) Rs. 10,000 99, Perin Nariman Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001. 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Send in your request to : +91 - 9820485389 or [email protected] (Contd.. from p. 2) ‘availability of beds’ would suggest a wane in the rapidity of infections. the distribution of the vaccine so that it reaches all the people across the Furthermore, news reports that Sal- Dear Reader, country in the shortest possible time cete has been seeing a sharp de- could also take an hiatus for some cline in the number of COVID cases, time, at least till such time that an and tests, would appear to corrobo- authentic breakthrough is announced rate this assumption. Forward by scientists and all clinical trials are carried out to ensure that the vaccine While these are glad tidings, the is safe and effective for public health This issue of country cannot afford to be compla- use. cent at this stage considering that the pandemic has appeared to wax Promises by those in authority could and wane repeatedly in the course wait till then as otherwise they would of the past few months. by Email. fail to have a ring of sincerity about them. WhatsApp, It is said that what goes up must come down! Anything experiencing By now the populace is attuned to ac- a large rise or surge will inevitably Facebook cepting the harsh realities associated see a fall or return to normal. It is a with coronavirus and its lethal effects. universal truth! and other Hence it would be absurd to feed the public a regular dose of ‘fantasized Hence thoughts harboured by many misinformation’ about the success social network about the coronavirus too making an achieved by the government in con- unceremonious exit and leaving only trolling the viral ailment. platforms horrible memories of the devastation caused in its wake are well within the At the same time however, the news realms of possibility. to all your about empty beds in COVID hospitals in the state baffling the medical au- But it is quite sardonic that despite contacts thorities is like a whiff of fresh air in an the rapid advances made in science otherwise rancid milieu that makes and technology, the world could yet one wrinkle one’s nose in distaste. and be held to ransom by a tiny micro- scopic villain! friends The medical professionals may hold contrasting opinions about this ‘phe- -THE END- nomenon’; but for a layman, the 2-8 November 2020 THE SECULAR CITIZEN 3 Don’t miss the Christmas Cheer in 2020! 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