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Past Covid infection provided substantial protection against reinfection: Lancet study
''Vaccination is the safest way to acquire immunity, whereas...
Mobile health intervention can help prevent secondary stroke: Study
Mobile health (mHealth) refers to the use of mobile and wireless...
Indians looking to travel in newer ways; explore nature getaways, offbeat locations: Survey
New Delhi: Indians are looking at travel in newer ways and are willing to explore flexible and nearby travel, and travel to work remotely, according to the latest Airbnb-YouGov survey conducted in May 2021. According to the survey, while the timeline for travel...
15 million in US missed second dose of Covid jab: CDC
But experts stress that completing vaccination will be crucial as the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid continues its spread, the report said.
As of Saturday, the CDC said 182,109,860 people had received at least one dose while 156,982,549 people are fully vaccinated.
Should people with immune problems get third vaccine doses?
Since April, health care providers in France have routinely given a third dose of a two-dose vaccine to people with certain immune conditions. The number of organ transplant recipients who had antibodies increased to 68% four weeks after the third dose from 40% after the second dose, one team of French researchers recently reported.
When can masks be ditched? UK leader to revamp virus rules
”But I must stress that the pandemic is not over and that cases will continue to rise over the coming weeks. Some doctors have expressed concerns about easing restrictions further as infection rates continue to rise. But there hasn’t been an equivalent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations or deaths, emboldening ministers who believe that Britain must learn to live with the virus and that the time is right to end the remaining restrictions.” said Boris Johnson, Prime Minister,UK
Health and Term Insurance Price Index marks a huge jump in Quarter 2
According to the report, there is a drastic shift spotted in the insurance price index of both – Term Insurance & Health Insurance. Both insurance schemes have undergone a major shift in terms of premium prices, age category, etc. in the months of April, May & June 2021.
Unlike Q1 2021, Health Insurance Price Index witnessed a major shift in the 2nd quarter with an increase of 4.87%, marking a surge of insurance premium prices to Rs. 25197 in the index value. The Insurance Price Index of Health Insurance had been constant in the last two quarters i.e. Q4, 2020 and Q1, 2021 at Rs. 24026.
Researchers find how plants become good neighbours in times of stress
The study provides evidence for the robustness and stability of the circadian clock in stressful environments, and information that may be useful in developing new generations of crops in a challenging climate.
Smartphones, digital technology not making people dumber: Study
Computers, tablets and smartphones, he says, function as an auxiliary, serving as tools that are good at memorization, calculation and storing information and presenting information when you need it.
Additionally, smart technology augments decision-making skills that we would be hard-pressed to accomplish on our own, says the paper’s lead author Lorenzo Cecutti, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto.
Homeless, beggars should work; everything can’t be provided to them by state: HC
“They (homeless persons) should also work for the country. Everyone is working. Everything cannot be provided by the state. You (petitioner) are just increasing the population of this section of the society, the high court said.
The court also raised questions on the petitioner, saying that granting all the prayers sought in the petition would be like an “invitation to people not to work”.
Vaccinated & Covid-recovered tests positive for Delta+
Delta plus variant has also been traced in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The highest number of patients have been reported in Maharashtra with 21 cases.
Guidelines issued for administering Covid vaccine to pregnant women
Symptomatic pregnant women appear to be at an increased risk of severe disease and death. In case of severe disease, like all other patients, pregnant women shall also need hospitalisation. Pregnant women with underlying medical conditions like high blood pressure, obesity, age over 35 years are at a higher risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, the fact sheet said.