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Why working at Precog is totally different!
My journey with Precog started right after my second year. PK wasn’t a full-time IIIT-H prof at that time, but I had already heard a lot about him. I was pretty excited to have got the opportunity to work with him, but looking back I had no clue how unique and life-changing my two years with Precog would be. I use the word “unique” because my experience at the lab was totally different, in many special ways that make me proud to be a #Precogger! Q: Give reasons why your journey with Precog was so different: Reason 1: Freedom That’s right, freedom. Probably my favourite thing to talk about when…
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Co-WIN: Really Winning? Analysing Inequity in India’s Vaccination Response
Overall, India has achieved remarkable results in its vaccination drive, given the inherent weakness of our healthcare system. However, with only roughly 50% of the Indian population fully vaccinated as of 20th January 2022, India still has a long way to go. Throughout the course of the vaccination drive so far, multiple new policies have been introduced to ensure that vaccines are readily available and vaccination coverage is increased. However, at the same time, some of the government policies introduced have led to unintended inequities in the populations being targeted. We enumerate and analyze the inequities that existed in India’s vaccination policy drive, and also compute the effect of the…