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Study confirms link of processed meat to cardiovascular disease, early death
After following the participants for almost a decade, the researchers found consumption of 150 grams or more of processed meat a week was associated with a 46 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease and a 51 per cent higher risk of death than those who ate no processed meat.
However, the researchers also found moderate levels of consumption of non-processed meats had a neutral effect on health.
WHO experts say Chinese jabs show ‘safety’, but data lacking
The UN health agency’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) said it had reviewed the data provided so far, and that both vaccines “demonstrated safety and good efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19 disease”.
However, it warned, “both vaccines lacked data in older age groups and in persons with co-morbidities,” meaning other medical conditions.
81,466 new COVID-19 cases reported, ‘second wave’ sweeps India
“New infections will turn into a “full-blown crisis” if people don’t take guard,” said Dr Randeep Guleria, director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, as saying.
EU drug watchdog reaffirms no particular clot risk factor linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
While repeating that the vaccine’s benefits outweigh risks, it cautioned that people should be aware of the “remote possibility” of rare blood clots occurring, and must seek immediate medical attention in case of symptoms.
BioNTech owners in talks to invest in German cancer labs group
The billionaire Struengmann family behind Covid-19 vaccine maker BioNTech is in talks to take a stake in German diagnostics firm Munich Leukemia Laboratory (MLL) as it seeks to add investments in the healthcare sector, people close to the matter said.
“We are fundamentally interested in a deeper integration of therapy and diagnostics. That is why we are holding talks with Munich Leukemia Laboratory,” a spokesman for the Struengmann family holding Athos said.
French pharma firm guilty of fraud, manslaughter over weight loss pill: court
The drug Mediator was on the market for 33 years and used by about five million people before being pulled in 2009 over fears it could cause serious heart problems — more than a decade after such concerns had first been raised.
Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines work in real-world conditions: US CDC
CNN reported that at full vaccination, the vaccines were 90 per cent effective at preventing infections, including infections that had no symptoms. At a single dose, they were 80 percent protective, according to the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Monday.
India reports 53,480 new COVID-19 infections, 354 deaths
No shortage of vaccines, will keep replenishing states’ supplies: Centre
The Centre also advised the states and UTs for maintaining the vaccine wastage at less than 1 per cent as the present National Wastage Percentage being 6 per cent.
So far, 6.30 crore doses of corona vaccine have been administered in the country since the drive began on January 16 after approval for ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’.
Mutations could render Covid vax ineffective in a year: Experts
“The more the virus circulates, the more likely it is that mutations and variants will emerge, which could make our current vaccines ineffective. At the same time, poor countries are being left behind without vaccines and basic medical supplies like oxygen,” Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh in Britain, said in a statement.