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Kerala launches ‘Mathru Kavacham’: Everything to know about COVID-19 vaccination programme for pregnant women

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The Centre had recently accepted the suggestion of expert groups and said that pregnant women could get COVID-19 vaccine administered. Vaccination for pregnant women: The southern state of Kerala has ramped up its coronavirus vaccination drive by launching a special vaccination programme called “Mathru Kavacham” for inoculation of pregnant women. Under the programme, which began … Read more

COVID-19 in India: What changed in the coronavirus second wave as compared to the first wave?

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Asymptomatic cases were also higher in this wave, but the mortality rate did not differ between the two waves. Coronavirus second wave in India: The second wave of coronavirus that hit India this year was significantly different from the first spike of cases that we saw in 2020. The second wave differed in terms of … Read more

Centre allows coronavirus vaccination among pregnant women: Everything to know

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About the side effects that could be possible due to the vaccine, the ministry said that the vaccine is safe and protective Coronavirus vaccine for pregnant women: There has been a lot of speculation and discussion around whether pregnant women can get vaccinated against coronavirus or not, with experts trying to weigh in on the … Read more

‘Much-needed, timely support’: Industry experts welcome Modi govt’s financial aid to healthcare sector in India

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She also announced an outlay of Rs 23,200 crore that needs to be immediately made available to the Union Health Ministry Healthcare sector in India: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took cognisance of the economic devastation that the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic caused and accordingly, on Monday announced a slew of measures to boost … Read more

Covid-19 third wave not likely to come soon, notion of kids being impacted unfounded, says Dr Mathew Varghese

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Dr Varghese also said that in the second wave, most symptoms were getting fast forwarded. Coronavirus third wave: The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc in India, taking the number of daily cases and deaths to an unprecedented high during April-end and May. During this, the country also saw an oxygen crisis and … Read more

Covid-19 third wave: As states begin unlocking, ‘next three months crucial for India’, says AIIMS chief

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A very strong system of surveillance is required in the country to be able to identify the hotspots. Coronavirus unlock in India: As the country deals with a receding second wave of coronavirus, many cities and states across India are opening up despite the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 still being present in the community. Now, … Read more

COVID-19 vaccination: Russia to soon release Sputnik V version targeting Delta variant of coronavirus

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The Delta variant is the name given to strain B.1.617.2 of the coronavirus and it has been classified as a variant of concern by global health agency WHO and by India Sputnik V vaccine for coronavirus: Sputnik V vaccine to get a version for Delta strain! Global vaccination drives have been gaining momentum to effectively … Read more

Covid-19 shook India’s health infra: Helping hands from across the world saved lives

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Many countries also came forward to help India emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 cases began rising from across the world from mid- March 2021 and reached a record high till April 30th, 2021. India began to record more than 4 lakh cases of infection in a day. The maximum impact was seen in metros … Read more

Coronavirus vaccination drive: Immunisation drive needs to be carried out in prioritised way, experts tell PM Modi

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The experts have also called for a continuation of India’s goodwill gesture of supplying vaccines to other nations who are in need of it. Coronavirus vaccination drive in India: As India has been ramping up its coronavirus vaccination drive, a group of experts who are included in the national COVID-19 task force have sent a … Read more

Amid a severe COVID-19 second wave, patients deal with survivor’s guilt, trauma from hospitalisation

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Several organisations have also decided to join the cause Coronavirus in India: The second wave of coronavirus took a major toll on people in terms of mental health, even more than the anxiety that was witnessed during the first wave, and the emergence of additional diseases like black fungus is not helping the situation. According … Read more