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New WHO guideline on policies to protect children from harmful impact of food marketing
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Pfizer-BioNTech Say Their Covid Vaccine Works Against UK, South Africa Variants
One mutation in particular — known as E484K and found in the South Africa and Brazil strains but not the one in Britain — has experts particularly worried about immunity “escape”.
How many variants of the coronavirus are there?
Data so far suggests current vaccines should still protect against these variants, though there’s some concern their effectiveness may be slightly diminished. There is some evidence that some antibody treatments may be less effective against certain variants.
German draft doesn’t recommend AstraZeneca jab for over-65s
Questions remain about how well the vaccine protects older people. Only 12% of participants in the AstraZeneca research were over 55 and they were enrolled later, so there hasn’t been enough time to see whether they get sick at a lower rate than those who didn’t get the vaccine.
Governments, insurers should work together on global risks-executives
“Public-private partnerships are the only way to tackle climate risk,” insurance broker Willis Towers Watson CEO John Haley said at a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Zurich Insurance CEO Mario Greco said insurers did not have the capacity to tackle climate and cyber risks alone, but neither should such problems be outsourced wholly to governments.Governments and insurers in Europe and the United States are considering state-backed reinsurance programmes for future pandemics, though some insurance sources have said progress has been slow, as governments focus their attention on dealing with the current crisis.
Fresh Covid-19 rules: Swimming pools for all, more can watch films in halls
According to these new guidelines, to be effective for February 1, there shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of people and goods including those for cross land-border trade under treaties with neighbouring countries.
Social, religious, sports, entertainment, educational, cultural, religious gatherings have already been permitted up to a maximum of 50 per cent of the hall capacity, with a ceiling of 200 people in closed spaces; and keeping of the size of the ground or space in view, in open spaces.
India’s unusual Covid vaccine problem: Plenty of shots, but few takers
“Vaccine hesitancy among health workers should end — I am pleading on behalf of the government, that please adopt it, because no one knows how this pandemic will take shape in the future,” said V. K. Paul, a member of the planning body Niti Aayog, noting that he’s taken the Covaxin shot without any adverse effects.
China, India’s COVID-19 vaccinations to stretch to late 2022: study
While rapid development of vaccines has raised hopes for an end to the year-long pandemic, concerns over unequal distribution have also mounted due to production problems and large bilateral deals between wealthy countries and drug makers.
In India, over 139 million women and girls now use modern methods of contraception: Report
“India continues to be one of the countries with the highest levels of domestic government expenditure, reflecting the governments’ commitment to its family planning programmes,” the report said.
Air pollution can permanently harm eyes, may result in irreversible blindness
The researchers, including those from the University College London, UK, noted that AMD is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among the over 50s in high-income countries, with the numbers of those affected projected to reach 300 million by 2040.
Known risk factors include older age, smoking, and genetic make-up, they said.
Biden to reopen online health insurance marketplace, ease Medicaid rules
Biden has vowed to restore full access to the healthcare.gov site, which provides a way to get to a federal exchange offering healthcare insurance. The system was created by former President Barack Obama’s sweeping 2010 Affordable Care Act.