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  A number of vaccines are now out to provide immunity from the dreaded Coronavirus. The most popular are the Indian 'Covaxin' and 'Covidshield', Russia's 'Gamaleya',  American BioNTech (Pfizer) and another from Moderna. Since data on Chinese vaccines is opaque and the great controversy surrounding them they have not been considered. Considering that a brand new vaccine created for a brand new disease rushed in and out of production, It is but natural that with so much negative press, and 'expert' opinions being broadcast to us all.  India is a vaccine powerhouse with 6 manufacturers producing 60% of all global requirement. While the Indian and Russian ones use viral vector technology, the two vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna are "Messenger RNA" (mRNA) vaccines. Messenger RNA vaccines are new and revolutionary compared to traditional methods of vaccination. Here are 5 key points to know. What are antibodies and antigens? How do trad

  The so called 'secrets of success' are no secrets at all. They are actually keys consisting of  attitudes, skills, knowledge and discipline. One of the keys to success in any and every field is managing processes. What is a process? A process could be defined as a series of actions directed to some end. We may not realise it but everything we humans do is a process. In fact, every human initiated activity whether by design or default is a process. Life becomes easy when we have stable processes and habits. For example if I keep my car keys in a designated place at home, and check the fuel level before I leave home is part of a process of getting to work.  Insignificant as it may seem, ask someone who had to hunt frantically for their 'mis-placed' keys when leaving home or running out of fuel just as they are rushing out for work or some  important assignment. On an average 65% of our usable time is wasted, because of having to cope with improper planning, communicatio