Amid concerns over children getting infected with coronavirus as schools reopened, health experts said there was no need to panic they mostly have mild illnesses and recover with just symptomatic treatment. They, however, stressed that the children who are eligible to get vaccinated against Covid must get the jab. The health experts said consistent and … Read more
People who are vaccinated against COVID-19, and have a history of certain psychiatric conditions, face an increased risk of breakthrough disease, according to a study. The researchers from the University of California (UC) San Francisco, US, noted that the risk may be related to impaired immune response as well as risky behaviours associated with some … Read more
A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world. Immunologists Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti of the University of South Carolina explain what makes it different from previous variants, whether there will be another surge in the U.S. and … Read more
A total of 91,671 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease so far, including 44 on Saturday, he said. Meghalaya on Saturday recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases, two less than the previous day, pushing the caseload to 93,437, while two more deaths took the toll to 1,577, health officials said. Of the new infections, East … Read more
It is time to understand the close association of nutrition with quality of life. Dr. Geeta Dharmatti There is no second thought that Nutrition plays a vital role for a healthier and happier life. This year’s pandemic made each one of us realise the importance of working on nutrition and good immunity. Data on Covid … Read more
Covid positive mothers can breastfeed newborns . (Getty Image) Often Covid positive mothers flinch from taking care of their kids or breastfeed them, but neonatal experts opine that breastfeeding infants can only give them the required immunity to fight against infection, Covid-19 being one of them. Here’s what is kangaroo mother’s care and why newborns … Read more
Wastage in India is witnessed primarily at the level of distribution. These are all operational management issues, and not intractable. Synopsis Some states have raised the issue of vaccine shortages. Vaccine manufacturers are facing problems in procuring adjuvants from the US to further expand production capacity. The imposition of the Defence Production Act by the … Read more
The UK variant of coronavirus had 23 mutations Not the new variants, but people stopping to adhere to Covid appropriate behaviour is the reason for the surge of cases in India, said virologist Shahid Jameel. According to the expert, there is no sufficient evidence to conclude that the new variants are responsible for the sharp … Read more
The study now published in the PLOS Computational Biology finds that people under the age of 20 years are 43 per cent less susceptible to Covid infections (PTI Image) Younger people, under the age of 20, are half as likely of getting the Covid-19 infection compared to adults who are more likely to spread infections … Read more
On December 6, 227 districts had recorded 100 or more deaths, whereas, on October 6, only 165 districts had over 100 deaths. India has been recording less than 45,000 infections for nearly a month. Daily infections have reduced drastically from 97,894 recorded on September 17 to 36,011 on December 6. However, an analysis of district-wise … Read more