NCAER - NATIONAL DATA INNOVATION CENTRE
It is important to assess the extent of the educational disruption. Delhi Coronavirus Telephone Survey Wave 4 (DCVTS-4), conducted between December 23, 2020, and January 4, 2021, offers some insights. DCVTS-4 collected data on 1,530 children in the 6-14 years category on the extent of the disruptions in schooling and learning. Three findings from this survey are pertinent for designing effective remedies.
The beginning of the vaccination programme suggests that the end is in sight. How quickly we reach the goal post depends on how well prepared we are as we enter the race.
The COVID pandemic has understandably grabbed most of the Government’s attention, becoming the single largest health focus in the country currently, but as India moves ahead to deal with this challenge, it would do well to simultaneously focus on the health of its most precious human resource, its children.
The establishment of a national expert group for Covid-19 vaccine distribution and Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) to track and manage vaccine stocks and storage is welcome. However, little attention has been directed towards the last-mile challenges in vaccine distribution. Three challenges deserve particular attention.
The more academic American Association for Public Opinion Research’s (AAPOR) postmortem report on the 2016 election polls recognised that state polls ‘clearly underestimated Trump’s support in the Upper Midwest’.