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Children, COVID19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome – The What’s What Parents around the world, including Sri Lanka, have been concerned about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome or

Since May 1st, over 300,000 cases of COVID-19 been diagnosed in Sri Lanka. We are mostly familiar with the short term symptoms of the disease (e.g. fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose to name a few). Most have recovered but ca. 8,700 persons have died at the time of writing.

As of 9th August 2021, 45,000 children have contracted COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, with around 20,000 under 10 years of age. Some children have had

Breaking down the Delta Variant It seems we hear of a news report of a newly discovered Delta COVID19 case in Sri Lanka almost on

You test positive for COVID-19. What now? Updated August 12th, 2021. Medically Reviewed by Dr. Rashmira Balasuriya BSc (Hons) MBBS PGCert (MedEd) With the number

Variants, variants, but what does it mean? When COVID19 hit Sri Lankan shores in March 2020, very few of us thought that this would be

COVID-19 is airborne. How can you protect yourself and your loved ones? We’ve already heard it so many times. Wear a mask. Sanitize or wash

Confused over AstraZeneca news? We break it down in one minute! AstraZeneca, long regarded as the problem child of the COVID vaccines, is plagued again

Busting Myths: Part 4 200 million doses later: How have the vaccines fared in the real world? By now, most of us have received a

Busting Myths: Part 3 Vaccine safety: Three (scientific) reasons why they are safe With the impending mass COVID19 vaccination rollout in Sri Lanka, there are

Do the vaccines actually work? Short answer: Yes they do and the results are available in the detailed Phase III trial data produced by the

Vaccines: Busting the myths and laying out the science Close to a year into the pandemic, vaccines seem to be on everyone’s mind. It is