India is facing a critical shortage of oxygen and limited supply of vaccines, amid a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 21.49 million people infected and over 234,000 deaths as of May 7, 2021. Ramanan Laxminarayan, a trained epidemiologist and economist, is director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. He formed OxygenForIndia (https://ift.tt/3b9hgOW), a collective of medical and public health professionals and volunteers. He speaks to #InConversation about 00:00 The explosion of COVID-19 deaths and cases in New Delhi 00:58 The desperate shortage of oxygen in India due to last-mile logistics challenges 02:06 How OxygenForIndia is helping patients in need of oxygen cylinders 02:44 How the COVID-19 situation in Delhi brings out the best and worst in people 03:33 The Indian variants (B1617 & B1619) of the coronavirus 04:29 Why people should get vaccinated anyway 05:04 India’s vaccination challenge 05:39 Unequal access to vaccines between north and south India WATCH the full episode of #InConversation: https://ift.tt/3bs0hYj ALSO WATCH: Animal Testing And COVID-19 Vaccine: Conservationist Jane Goodall https://youtu.be/UjjPGTaUC88 Greed and India's Healthcare Crisis https://youtu.be/wyruf_xI91g India's Internet Shutdowns: Human Right Violation Or National Security Measure? https://youtu.be/PQuiVxhMLIEc India Air-pocalypse: Delhi's Youth Fight To Breathe Clean Air https://youtu.be/Ae7HSOmlop8 For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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