Shimla: To increase immunity among children and prevent them from diseases, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has decided that the vaccination programme in the state would now be implemented through the U-WIN portal. The programme had been running as a pilot project in Solan and Sirmaur districts. Complete information about … Read more
Silas Prescod Norman, MD, clinical associate professor of nephrology and internal medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; medical adviser, American Kidney Fund. Dana J. Ufkes, Realtor, Seattle. Arthur Caplan, PhD, director, Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Langone Medical Center and School of Medicine, New York City. Anne Paschke, spokesperson, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). … Read more
Lucknow: An error in Co-WIN portal paved way for the vaccination of several senior citizens and people with comorbidities (in the age group of 45-59 years) on a weekly off day on Sunday at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS). The vaccination drive is not being held on Sundays, but due to an … Read more
London: In a startling revelation, European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that hackers have manipulated stolen Covid-19 vaccine data in an attempt to “undermine trust” in the vaccines. The ongoing investigation of the cyberattack on EMA found that some of the unlawfully accessed documents related to Covid-19 medicines and vaccines have been leaked on the … Read more
FRIDAY, Aug. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As many as 20% of Americans don’t believe in vaccines, a new study finds. Misinformed vaccine beliefs drive opposition to public vaccine policies even more than politics, education, religion or other factors, researchers say. The findings are based on a survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults done in … Read more