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IAF sacks staffer for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19
“Across India, only nine personnel have refused to take the vaccine. All of them were given show-cause notice…one did not respond, so in view of the lack of response, his service is already terminated,” Vyas told the court.
He said as far as the vaccine, in general, is concerned, it is optional, but so far as the Air Force is concerned, it is now made a service condition, which is in continuation of the oath taken at the time of enrollment in the service. Also, it is imperative to see to it that the Force is not put in a vulnerable state, and it is required for personnel to mandatorily get vaccinated, he told the court.
Sputnik V only 83% effective against Delta
Antibody levels are a good predictor for how effective Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine is, according to a new study released on Tuesday, a finding which could help speed up future clinical trials for vaccines against the disease.
LS passes amendment bills on homoeopathy, National Commission for Indian System of Medicine
The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021, proposes to amend the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 to provide a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education.
The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021, seeks to repeal the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and help make available the Indian system of medicine professionals across the country.
Delta tears across US, cases and hospitalisations at six-month high
Nationwide, Covid-19 cases have averaged 100,000 for three days in a row, up 35 per cent over the past week, according to a Reuters tally of public health data. The surge of the disease was strongest in Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas.Hospitalisations rose 40 per cent and deaths, a lagging indicator, registered an 18 per cent uptick in the past week with the most fatalities by population in Arkansas.
Munich Re remains bullish on India despite hit hard with Covid-19 mortality claims
“In life and health reinsurance business, the claims clearly exceeded the our expectation of €140 million of virus-related losses in the second quarter, mainly due to the high mortality rate in India and South Africa,” he said
COVID-19: India’s drug regulator approves study on mixing of Covaxin and Covishield doses
Separately, a recent study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) involving 98 people, 18 of whom had inadvertently received Covishield as the first dose and Covaxin as the second in Uttar Pradesh, showed that combining these two COVID-19 vaccines elicited better immunogenicity than two doses of the same vaccine.
The study also found that immunisation with combination of Covishield and Covaxin was safe and the adverse effects were also found to be similar when compared to the same dose regimen.
Kerala may witness around 460,000 Covid cases from Aug 1-20: Central team
Kerala accounted for more than half of the COVID-19 cases recorded in the country in the last seven days, the Centre said on Tuesday.
India on track to achieve WHO-recommended doctor-population ratio: NITI Aayog member Vinod Paul
Ayushman Bharat Yojna and Jan Arogya Yojna are programmes that focus on providing all kinds of health facilities to people and are steps towards universal health coverage, making health services affordable and ensuring access to health facilities, he said.
“India is well on the path to having one doctor per thousand population by 2024, which is the World Health Organisation (WHO)-recommended doctor to population ratio and is increasing the number of beds from 11 lakh to 22 lakh,” a statement quoted Paul as saying.
Bayer loses another appeal against Roundup cancer verdict
In the latest ruling, the appeals court said Monsanto displayed an “intransigent unwillingness to inform the public about the carcinogenic dangers of a product it made abundantly available at hardware stores and garden shops across the country.”
“Monsanto knew that studies supporting the safety of Roundup were invalid when the Pilliods began spraying Roundup in their yards, wearing no gloves or protective gear, spurred on by television commercials.”
“We respectfully disagree with the Court’s ruling as the verdict is not supported by the evidence at trial or the law,” a Bayer spokesperson said. “Monsanto will consider its legal options in this case.”
First case of deadly Marburg virus confirmed in WAfrica: WHO
“This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, has been identified in the country, and in West Africa,” it added.
The disease falls into the same family as the virus that causes Ebola, another deadly and highly infectious disease.