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Covid-19 not developed as biological weapon: US intelligence community
The Director of National Intelligence in a report, prepared at the direction of the president, on Friday said SARS-CoV-2 probably emerged and infected humans through an initial small-scale exposure that occurred no later than November 2019 with the first known cluster of COVID-19 cases arising in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
However, there was no unanimity among the intelligence community (IC) on the origins of the coronavirus.
Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco
The company wants feedback from people with differing backgrounds and commuting needs. It expects many riders to weigh in on challenges with hopping on and off because of San Francisco’s limited curb space and rampant double parking.
‘Vax protection against Covid-19 wanes in 6 mths’
Under a worst-case future scenario, protection could fall below 50% for older people and health workers by the winter, Tim Spector, ZOE co-founder and principal investigator, said.
High blood pressure driven by obesity, poverty – WHO study
Hypertension can be easily diagnosed by monitoring blood pressure, and treated with low-cost drugs, but half of affected people are unaware of their condition which is left untreated, the WHO and Imperial College London said in a joint study published in The Lancet.
While hypertension rates have changed little in 30 years, the caseload has shifted to lower-income countries as wealthy nations have brought it largely under control, the study said.
India’s wearable mkt logs over 118% growth to 11.2 mn units in Q2: IDC
The second wave of COVID-19 had a marginal impact as the overall wearable (which includes smartwatches, wrist bands and earwear) shipments declined by 1.3 per cent sequentially in the June quarter. Partial lockdowns, weekend curfews, and disrupted supply chains resulted in a skewed slump in the early-quarter shipments, IDC said.
Majority of Indians experience no or mild side effects post 2 doses of Covid vax: Survey
Community social media platform LocalCircles said that according to its nationwide survey, ”70 percent of Indians after taking the first dose of Covishield and 64 percent with Covaxin experienced no or mild side effects.”
84-day gap between two COVISHIELD doses based on vaccine availability or efficacy: Kerala HC asks Centre
The court said if availability was the reason for the gap, then those who can afford to buy it , they should be allowed to take the second dose without waiting for 84 days as per the prevailing protocol.
The court further said if efficacy was the reason then the scientific data in support of it be also provided.
Study suggests ways to support kids’ mental health during pandemic
The authors said , “Mental health problems increased dramatically among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among those who experienced high levels of pandemic-related stressors including serious illness or death of a family member, significant financial loss, and social isolation.”
They concluded, “A number of simple strategies families engaged in appeared to promote better mental health during the pandemic including having a structured daily routine, limiting passive screen time use, limiting exposure to news media about the pandemic, and to a lesser extent spending more time in nature, and getting the recommended amount of sleep.”
Parliament concerns over high teenage pregnancy rate in South Africa
According to the report, 934 babies were delivered by girls between the ages of 10 and 14, while over 19 000 were delivered by those between the ages of 15 and 19 years.
The report also noted that nearly 3 000 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 chose to terminate their pregnancies.
SIMS Hospital performs total jaw joint replacement surgeries using 3D printed joints
Explaining the uniqueness of the procedure, Dr K Sridhar, Director, Institute of Craniofacial, Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery, SIMS Hospital, said, “We have performed total jaw joint replacement for three different patients. In one patient, who had zero mouth opening following a jaw surgery done elsewhere, the damaged jaw bone part was replaced with an artificial part made of titanium metal. The same was done for the second patient who had complete ‘ankylosis’ (immobile joint) of temporomandibular joint (TM joint), which acts like a sliding hinge, connecting jawbone to skull. This patient also had the complaints of sleep apnoea (snoring and sleep disorder due to less oxygenation) and hypoplasia of jaw bone (smaller than normal jaw bone). For this patient, first the jaw bone was lengthened with distraction and later total joint replacement was performed.