COVID-19

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Policy Support

  • 1. Member, Lancet Covid -19 Commission India Task Force
  • 2. Member Karnataka State Government State Vision Group
  • 3. Co-Chair, BBMP Task force on COVID-19 Public Health Response, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru.
  • 4. National level: Member of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Research group constituted by ICMR National Task Force for COVID-I9
  • 06. Member, Karnataka State Government Technial Analysis Committe: COVID19
  • 07. Member, Karnataka State Government Expert Committee for COVID19
  • 08. Member, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Expert Committee for COVID19
  • 09. Consultation to state Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab & Telengana

Research Articles 

  • 1. Another muted New Year’s Eve as Covid tally continues to rise, 1 January 2022, (HT)
  • 2. Karnataka sees 32 Omicron cases, ranks fifth in country, 13 December 2021, (TNIE)
  • 3. Amid Omicron scare, here is what scientists have to say about booster dose, 13 December 2021, (Mint)
  • 4. Booster increases antibodies, improves protection against Omicron: Scientists, 12 December 2021, (The Indian Express)
  • 5. State reports 456 new coronavirus cases | Latest News India , 6 December 2021, (HT)
  • 06. Travel history alone should not be deciding factor for genome sequencing: Experts, 4 December 2021, (The Hindu)
  • 07. Increase Covid-19 vaccination coverage, focus on genome sequencing to tackle Omicron: Experts, 29 November 2021, (The Indian Express)     
  • 08. Omicron threat: It’s imperative to introspect and not panic | Bengaluru News, 29 November 2021, (TOI)
  • 09. Amid Omicron worry, Karnataka makes two Covid jabs must for staff, 28 November 2021, (TNIE)
  • 10. ‘Imposing travel restrictions will not help’, 28 November 2021, (The Hindu)     
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Blogs

Is India detecting enough cases to be able to contain COVID-19?

A dive into sub-national data (Link)

Invited Speaker on Webinar/Panel Discussions

  • 1. “Next COVID SURGE IN INDIA!” special webinars, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, 23 December 2021
  • 2. “AI and Pandemic Preparedness – Vaccines Discovery and Drug Repurposing” U.S.- India Artificial Intelligence (USI-AI), 7 December 2021
  • 3. Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management. pre-conference webinar on Climate Induced Economic Inequality and Disaster Management, Centre for Happiness Central University of Tamil Nadu date 17th November 2021
  • 4. CME programme on Role Of Public Health Specialists In Health Emergencies, Public Health ‘More Relevant Than Ever’ 13th November 2021
  • 5. Welcome to India Alliance Annual Conclave 2021 Poster, IAAC 2021 conference 25-28 October 2021
  • 06. “Policy for Science and Science for Policies” National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), 25th October 2021
  • 07. THE PANDEMIC OF DIABETES: 100 Years After the Discovery of Insulin | Symposium, Emory Global Diabetes Research Center , 01 October 2021
  • 08. Carrying Out Exposure Assessment Studies, India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) 2021, 26th August 2021
  • 09. India Immunization Summit Bridging the Gaps: COVID-19 Experience,  Integrated Health & Wellbeing Council 21st August 2021.
  • 10. “COVID 2021 & BEYOND: Updates on Epidemiology, Clinical Care and Public Policy” CETI and IIPH-Gandi Nagar, 17th July 2021
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Interviews/ Media articles

  • 1. What Can India Take Away From China’s Surge in COVID-19 Cases? December 24, 2022 (Science the Wire)
  • 2. Handling the fallout of China’s wilted COVID strategy, December 24, 2022 (The Hindu)
  • 3. Before lifting mask mandate ask yourself — has Covid disappeared? | India News, 08th April 2022 (TOI)
  • 4. Coordinated approach needed to tackle future zoonotic diseases: Expert 27 March 2022 (TNIE)
  • 5. Lessons the current wave in China, Hong Kong offer, 19th  March 2022 (The Hindu)
  • 06. What is a Covid ‘case’?, January 08 2022 (TOI)
  • 07. 2021 ushered in change in health system, but we need to prevent NCDs. 28th Dec 2021(The New Indian Express)
  • 08. Why countries have abandoned the ‘Zero Covid’ strategy, 11th Sept, 2021(The Hindu)
  • 09. Epidemiology of ‘Waves’ in a Pandemic and What We Could do to Dampen Them, 18th August 2021. (The India Forum)
  • 10. Karnataka, just a small tick away from Covid third wave: Renowned epidemiologist Dr Giridhara Babu, 03rd August 2021 (The New Indian Express)
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Media Mentions

  • 1. Another muted New Year’s Eve as Covid tally continues to rise, 1 January 2022, (HT)
  • 2. Karnataka sees 32 Omicron cases, ranks fifth in country, 13 December 2021, (TNIE)
  • 3. Amid Omicron scare, here is what scientists have to say about booster dose, 13 December 2021, (Mint)
  • 4. Booster increases antibodies, improves protection against Omicron: Scientists, 12 December 2021, (The Indian Express)
  • 5. State reports 456 new coronavirus cases | Latest News India , 6 December 2021, (HT)
  • 06. Travel history alone should not be deciding factor for genome sequencing: Experts, 4 December 2021, (The Hindu)
  • 07. Increase Covid-19 vaccination coverage, focus on genome sequencing to tackle Omicron: Experts, 29 November 2021, (The Indian Express)     
  • 08. Omicron threat: It’s imperative to introspect and not panic | Bengaluru News, 29 November 2021, (TOI)
  • 09. Amid Omicron worry, Karnataka makes two Covid jabs must for staff, 28 November 2021, (TNIE)
  • 10. ‘Imposing travel restrictions will not help’, 28 November 2021, (The Hindu)     
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TV Shows

  • 1. India Spend: Covid19 In India: Gaps In Data
  • 2. ET Now: How Long Before The Second Wave Eases Up?
  • 3. ET Now: Lockdown Should Be The Last Option: PM Narendra Modi
  • 4. ET Now: Are We Losing The COVID Battle To Complacency?
  • 5. ET Now: India Development Debate 08/04/2021
  • 06. CORONA VIRUS: FACTS AND MYTHS 23/02/2021
  • 07. ET Now: COVID Resurgence Fears Spook Markets | India Development Debate
  • 08. NDTV: Are We Inching Towards Herd Immunity? Experts Explain
  • 09. Power TV: ಕೊರೋನಾಗೆ ಲಸಿಕೆ ಪಡೆಯಲು ಏಕೆ ಮೀನಾಮೇಷ?
  • 10. NDTV: Dr Giridhara R Babu in NDTV Discussion
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Radio Show

  • 1. Timesradio UK: Chloe Tilley in for Ayesha Hazarika
  • 2. SUNO INDIA: Temporarily hiring healthcare workers is no solution to tackle a pandemic
  • 3. Air india: Why do we need the Corona Vaccine-Interview with Dr .Giridhar Babu,State covid technical team member
  • 4. Why India’s better placed to do a huge vaccine roll-out than most other countries, according to Dr Giridhar R Babu
  • 5. Has India passed the COVID-19 peak? | The Hindu Parley 
  • 6. Has India passed the COVID-19 peak? | The Hindu Parley What 3 experts find most frustrating about India’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 06. Rukmini S VData journalist, audio storyteller SOUNDCLOUD The Moving Curve – Episode 43
  • 07. Rukmini S VData journalist, audio storyteller SOUNDCLOUD The Moving Curve – Episode 33
  • 08. Rukmini S VData journalist, audio storyteller SOUNDCLOUD The Moving Curve – Episode 30
  • 09. Rukmini S VData journalist, audio storyteller SOUNDCLOUD The Moving Curve – Episode 29
  • 10. The Sandip Roy Show 48: What will it take for India to come out of lockdown? With Dr Giridhar Babu Google podcasts

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