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No door-to-door vaccine drive in national policy, Centre tells HC
Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh said the Centre, however, kept improvising and updating its policy from time to time and perhaps, sometime in future, it might permit door-to-door vaccination drives.
Singh, said some state governments and municipal bodies had decided to ignore its advisory guidelines and were conducting door-to-door vaccination for special categories of citizens, but it was not possible yet to make such drives a part of the national policy.
How excess sugar consumption causes fatty liver
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which excess fat deposits in the liver. The disease starts silently, with no overt symptoms for as much as two decades. If left untreated, the excess fat can irritate the liver cells, resulting in scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), and in advanced cases, can even lead to liver cancer. The treatment of advanced stages of NAFLD is difficult.
One of the causes for NAFLD is the overconsumption of sugar — both table sugar (sucrose) and other forms of carbohydrates.
Vaccines don’t prevent COVID but will help in keeping symptoms mild: Sangita Reddy
Highlighting the role of vaccines and timely diagnosis and treatment, she said, “The imp point 2 remember- vaccine dont prevent #COVID BUT help keep symptoms Mild. Timely diagnosis & treatment r key 2 quick recovery”.
People must follow appropriate behaviour as Covid-19 has not yet been eradicated, says AIIMS taskforce head Dr Naveet Wig
“Unlock has to take place very slowly. Hotspots have to be taken care of. We must be ready to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and must personally ensure that us and our families will not get infected. Covid-19 has not gone. There are 10 lakh active Covid-19 patients in the country today,” Dr Wig, who is also the Chairperson of the AIIMS Covid Task Force told ANI.
AstraZeneca shots have good risk-benefit profile for over 60s, says EMA official
The EMA’s position is that the AstraZeneca shot is safe and can be used for all age groups over 18. However several European Union member states have stopped administering it to people below a certain age, usually ranging from 50 to 65, restricting its use to older people, due to very rare cases of blood clotting, mainly among young people.
China asserting authority on foreign companies, calling on tech giants to share data
A growing sense among leaders is that data accumulated by the private sector should in essence be considered a national asset, which can be tapped or restricted according to the state’s needs, said people involved in policy-making. Those needs include managing financial risks, tracking virus outbreaks, supporting state economic priorities or conducting surveillance of criminals and political opponents.
3 in 4 Indian workers keen on flexible remote work, says Microsoft report
“As every organisation fundamentally reimagines itself for the hybrid work era, we are collectively learning and innovating on how we will shape the future of work in India. It’s time to embrace work as a frame of mind, not a place you go,” said Rajiv Sodhi, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft India.
Why we sometimes die when trying to avoid risk
This past year, the information that fed our risk perceptions was confusing and often misleading. We were inundated with images and statistics about the pandemic last summer, but not about car accidents. This made the pandemic feel like the biggest and most immediate threat to our lives. True, for many people it was. Many more people died from Covid than car accidents. But not all activities were equally risky. For most of us, socializing outdoors was safer than reckless driving.
India’s, Brazil’s Q1 GDP data suggest strong post-pandemic rebound: Moody’s
The economic outlook for both countries is quite uncertain because of the downside risks of potential third waves of coronavirus, said Moody’s.
As in Brazil, India’s mobility and economic activity will likely accelerate in the second half of the year as the pace of vaccinations accelerates. The government’s recently announced strategy to vaccinate 940 million people by December will support economic recovery.
Fed-up young workers fear they need offices to save their careers
Despite a majority under 30 saying remote work made them more productive, over half of the survey’s respondents across Europe–ranging in age from 18 to 45–say they feel anxious about a lack of training and career opportunities when thinking long-term about the future of work.