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AYUSH Systems of Medicine, a Viable Solution for COVID-19 amidst the Uncertainty of Vaccination and Herd Immunity-An Indian Perspective


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1 Homoeopathic Clinical Research Unit, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2 Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 

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Hima Bindu Ponnam
Homoeopathic Clinical Research Unit, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Butchi Raju Akondi
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ajprhc%2F2020%2F25366