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Limit tenure of elected reps to two years

The only cure to the ills of politics is to limit the tenure of elected representatives to two terms, whether it be Assembly, Parliament Raha Sabha and local bodies. The craving for position, power, influence and financial greed drives the politics of today. All that the politicians think while in power is how to stay in contention and to meet this end they resort to creating a divide in society among people of different faiths. The emphasis is always less on development and whatever works we see are mired in corruption. The dealings are never straight. 


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Vaccines should also take into consideration comorbidities

ELVIDIO MIRANDA, Via e-mail
Published Dec 2, 2020, 12:37 AM IST
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The success of the polio vaccination drive globally can be attributed to the fact that the recipients were only children up to the age of five years who were largely healthy without any comorbidities. The campaign worldwide against polio has resulted in almost complete eradication of the disease. However, the same cannot be said about the various vaccines that are being developed for Covid-19. These vaccines are meant for inoculation across all age groups and on people with…

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