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Covid-19 Vaccine:One ‘severe’, 51 ‘minor’ cases of adverse events reportedin Delhi
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), any untoward medical occurrence which follows immunisation and does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the usage of the vaccine, is known as AEFI.
The COVID-19 vaccination trial, has been temporarily halted in Maharashtra until January 18 due to technical issues with the CO-WIN app..
The Odisha government said it would pause the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for a day.
Govt nod to vehicle scrappage policy likely soon: Nitin Gadkari
“We have submitted the proposal and I am expecting that we will get approval as early as possible for the scrapping policy,” the Road Transport and Highways Minister said.
The policy is for scrapping of vehicles which are more that 15 years old and includes cars, trucks and buses, the Minister said addressing the “Atmanirbhar Bharat Innovation Challenge 2020-21” event.
WhatsApp delays new privacy policy by three months amid severe criticism
“We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. There’s been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts,” WhatsApp said in a company blog.
India kicks off ‘world’s largest’ vaccination campaign
India, the world’s most populous country after China, has said it may not need to vaccinate all of its 1.35 billion people to create herd immunity. Still, covering even half its population will make it one of the largest immunisation programmes in the world, even if countries like the United States were to vaccinate every resident.
Insurers expect to settle over £1.8bn in Covid-19 related UK claims including BI policies
Today’s ruling had other bad news for insurers. Under the original judgement, cover for BI losses due to business closures during lockdown would have been based on a strict definition of lockdown, when closures were mandatory. The Court decided that this interpretation was too narrow and that cover should include closure instructions from a public authority, even if not backed by the force of law.
Customers who have made claims that are affected by the test case will be contacted by their insurer to discuss what the judgment means for their claim. All valid claims will be settled as soon as possible and in many cases the process of settling claims has begun, said UK’s Association of British Insurers.
Axis Capital rules out insuring Arctic Oil and Gas Projects
The move follows similar pledges from France’s AXA SA and Swiss Re AG and comes as indigenous tribes that live in Alaska and Canada push investors, oil companies and insurers to end their support for Arctic oil drilling.
N.Y. health insurer Excellus reaches $5.1 mln deal with HHS over data breach
Excellus reported in 2015 that hackers had gained unauthorized access to its computer systems, ultimately leading to the disclosure of more than 9.3 million individuals’ protected health information, the agency said.
Over 22 billion records exposed in data breaches in 2020: Report
One of the overarching themes of the threat landscape in 2020 was that threat actors relied on unpatched vulnerabilities in their attacks as well as chaining together multiple vulnerabilities as part of their attacks.
“Every day, cybersecurity professionals in India and the rest of the world are faced with new challenges and vulnerabilities that can put their organisations at risk,” said Satnam Narang, Staff Research Engineer at Tenable.
EC nod to use its data for Covid vaccination drive; wants data to be deleted after exercise is over
On December 31 last year, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora requesting the commission’s help in identifying people above 50 years of age at the polling station level, the sources said.
On the issue of data security, the home secretary wrote that the government is complying with the current best practices for ensuring cybersecurity.
Twelve identity documents, such as Voter ID, Aadhaar card, driving license, passport, and pension document, will be required for beneficiary identification.
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to search for the origins of the coronavirus pandemic
Scientists suspect the virus that has killed 1.9 million people since late 2019 jumped to humans from bats or other animals, most likely in China’s southwest. The ruling Communist Party, stung by complaints it allowed the disease to spread, says the virus came from abroad, possibly on imported seafood, but scientists reject that.