Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s image has taken a big hit, according to the Lokniti-CSDS Bihar Opinion Poll. As per the opinion polls, not only has Nitish Kumar’s popularity gone down, but even BJP voters have suggested that they do not want him as the next Bihar chief minister. (Photo: India Today) Nitish’s popularity has … Read more
Bihar has only just recuperated from the Covid outbreak but it seems the coming elections will push the state back into the danger zone. With netas hitting the streets and poll rallies everywhere, social distancing norms have gone for a toss, at least for now. At its peak during August 6-15, the daily Covid cases … Read more
Bihar is the first state where a major election is being held amid the Covid-19 pandemic. All 243 Assembly seats in the state will vote in three phases: October 28, November 3, and November 7. Votes will be counted on November 10. The Election Commission has issued guidelines and made arrangements for campaigning, nominations, polling … Read more
Chirag Paswan’s LJP said on Sunday (October 4) that it will contest the Bihar Election 2020 “on its own”, but the move underlines only a 50% breakaway from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JDU and the BJP. The BJP has already announced that the NDA will fight the election under … Read more
Oct. 2, 2020 – More than two-thirds of WebMD readers – the majority of them women — say a candidate’s policies on health care and how they’ll handle the COVID-19 pandemic are “very important” to their vote, a new poll finds. In the poll of 1,000 readers, 67% ranked a candidate’s policies on healthcare … Read more
Sept. 28, 2020 — Only 17% of doctors say they will get a COVID-19 vaccine if it is authorized before all clinical trials have been completed, according to results of a Medscape poll. The poll asked doctors and nurses how likely they were to order or use treatments or vaccines if the FDA grants … Read more
How well a vaccine works — or its efficacy — ranges broadly for current vaccines. The seasonal flu vaccine, for instance, is about 40% to 60% effective each year, according to CDC data. The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, which is often given to children in two doses, is about 97% effective, according to the … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Americans are generally well-versed about the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, although knowledge gaps about face coverings persist, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll reveals. About nine in 10 Americans said they are knowledgeable about mask-wearing and that they sometimes, often … Read more