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]]>Kerala contributed 32,803 cases or nearly 70 per cent of new cases and a third of deaths. The total number of those affected in the state by the viral infection now stands at 40,90,036. The test positivity rate was reported at 18.76 and with 173 deaths, the number of fatalities increased to 20,961, a state government release said
With over 85 per cent Covid patients in the southern state isolated at home, the Health Ministry has stressed on a “smart and strategic lockdown” to curb the daily surge, sources told NDTV. Kerala has not been following the Centre’s advice while reporting the highest daily cases in the country, officials insisted, adding that neighbouring states are feeling the impact.
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]]>The post Brazilian Viper Venom May Become Tool In Fight Against Coronavirus: Study appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>A study published in the scientific journal Molecules this month found that the molecule produced by the jararacussu pit viper inhibited the virus’s ability to multiply in monkey cells by 75%.
“We were able to show this component of snake venom was able to inhibit a very important protein from the virus,” said Rafael Guido, a University of Sao Paulo professor and an author of the study.
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]]>Today’s figures on the Co-WIN website showed 1,21,99,230 doses have been administered so far in the day.
India had achieved the one-crore doses milestone for the first time on August 27 this year.
A total of over 65 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far across the country, the health ministry said Tuesday
Of the total 65,18,58,322 doses administered so far, 50,25,16,979 were first doses while 14,93,41,343 were second doses.
6Comments In the 60+ age group, 13.36 crore people have been vaccinated while 19.80 crore have been vaccinated in the 45-60 age group. In the 18-44 age group, 31.67 crore have been vaccinated so far.
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]]>The information was released by the health ministry following a review by an independent COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring board of the death of a woman after receiving the vaccine. The ministry’s statement did not give the woman’s age.
The board considered that the woman’s death was due to myocarditis, which is known to be a rare side effect of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the statement said. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that can limit the organ’s ability to pump blood and can cause changes in heartbeat rhythms.
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]]>Dr SK Sarin from Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Dr Suresh Kumar from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), and Dr Sandeep Budhiraja from Max have been named.
The state government had received 9,427 suggestions, out of those 740 were for doctors and the rest for paramedical staff.
The names were picked by a three-member committee chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
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]]>The post Pfizer Jab Side Effects In 12-15 Year Olds Mild To Moderate: Study appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>The findings of the study were published in the journal ”Archives of Disease in Childhood”.
Although the study numbers are small, the data are representative of those teens most likely to benefit from the vaccination, and should offer reassurance to parents and clinicians, said the authors.
Healthy children with COVID-19 infection generally have a mild illness, but some coexisting conditions, particularly neurological conditions, are associated with severe disease.
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]]>Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that it was an “unprecedented milestone” as he shared the information on Twitter on Tuesday
“This implies that a significant number of people in India have protection against the virus,” Mr Mandaviya said in another tweet that was put on his official Twitter account.
The cumulative number of vaccination coverage crossed 61 crore landmark milestone on Thursday, with nearly 80 lakh vaccine doses (79,48,439) being administered in the last 24 hours.
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]]>“There are no COVID-19 positive cases out of 78 persons (Who came from Afghanistan last night) who are presently under institutional quarantine at ITBP Quarantine Facility at Chhawla Camp, New Delhi,” tweeted the ITBP
India has stepped up efforts to evacuate its citizens as well as Afghan citizens fleeing their country because of the worsening security situation after the Taliban’s stunning sweep to power last week.
A total of 626 people, including 228 Indian citizens, have been evacuated from Afghanistan till now, informed Minister Hardeep Puri. He also informed that 77 among them were Afghan Sikhs. The number of Indian citizens evacuated does not include those working in the Indian Embassy, Mr Puri added.
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]]>The post ‘India May Be Entering Endemic Stage Of Covid’: WHO Chief Scientist appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It’s very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population.
On clearance to Covaxin, she said she is fairly confident that the WHO’s technical group will be satisfied to give Covaxin clearance to be one of its authorised vaccines and that could happen by mid-SeptemberWe may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low level transmission or moderate level transmission going on but we are not seeing the kinds of exponential growth and peaks that we saw a few months ago,” Ms Swaminathan said.
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