We call on students and alumni to reject SOAS’s neoliberal and genocidal agendas and stand up to the administration’s suppression of Palestine solidarity.
By Sarada Mahesh
Earlier this month, residents from Madhya Pradesh were enrolled in the COVID-19 vaccine trial conducted by the People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre – a private hospital in Bhopal. There were reports that neither were participants given a consent form nor were they informed of the vaccine’s side effects. The hospital administering the trial denied these allegations. India still does not have a Data Protection Act to address such situations, with the Bill remaining under discussion by a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
As the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India goes into full swing, it is important for a clear and enforceable privacy policy to be in place to protect the people to whom shots are being administered.