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Microsoft, Cigna form coalition for digital records of COVID-19 vaccination
The project, called Vaccination Credential Initiative, aims to help people get encrypted digital copies of their immunization records stored in a digital wallet of their choice, the companies said in a statement on Thursday.
Kerala suffered Rs 1.56 lakh crore revenue loss due to COVID pandemic and lockdown:Finance minister Isaac
Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac, who tabled the Left government’s Economic Review 2020 in the state assembly, a day ahead of the state budget,said natural disasters including Cyclone Ockhi of 2017, two consecutive floods of 2018, ’19 and the pandemic affected the state’s economy along with the return of non-resident Keralites (NRKs) from abroad, mostly following job loss.
Over 60% of seniors want to work post-retirement, spend on leisure travel: Survey
‘Seniors in India have traditionally been a dependent demographic, post investing their life’s earnings on their kids, a stable home, etc. They often depend on the Indian joint family milieu to support them. According to the survey findings, this trend is changing,” Antara said.
Tata puts post-pandemic bet on digital, electronics and health
N Chandrasekaran, chairman , Tata Group said the adoption of technology and shift in consumer and corporate behaviour will lead to the creation of new and shared workplaces closer to where people live.
“We are very serious about electric vehicles,” Chandra said, adding that Tata is investing in developing clean technology cars at home through Tata Motors and at JLR.
Covid-19: No herd immunity in 2021, WHO warns
WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan warned it would take time to produce and administer enough vaccine doses to halt the spread of the virus.
“We are not going to achieve any levels of population immunity or herd immunity in 2021,” she said, stressing the need to maintain physical distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing to rein in the pandemic.
BioNTech, warned that Covid-19 would “likely become an endemic disease”, and said vaccines would need to fight against the emergence of new viral variants and a “naturally waning immune response”.
Mothers, but not fathers, with multiple children report more fragmented sleep: Study
“Experienced mothers perceived their sleep to be more fragmented than that of first-time mothers. Tension in the marital relationship may transpire if childcare is one-sided and not discussed collaboratively,” says Pennestri, who is also a researcher at the Hopital en sante mentale Riviere-des-Prairies (CIUSSS-NIM).
Khuntia led doctors panel to suggest new-age health insurance products & processes
The panel which has specialist doctorsas its members will also suggest approach on coverage of specific disease or an area of practice (e.g cardiology)
China-backed AIIB to support COVID-19 vaccine rollout, expects steady lending this year
The World Bank in October approved $12 billion to help developing countries buy and distribute COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments. The Asian Development Bank launched a $9 billion vaccine facility in December.
India wants Pfizer to do local study before approval
“As of now, the pre-condition for any vaccine to be implemented in India is that you have to do a bridging trial,” Vinod K. Paul, who heads a government panel on vaccine strategy, said in an interview in his office near the parliament building.
In the future, scientists feel Covid will resemble the common cold-causing virus
A safe and effective vaccine against Covid-19 could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the first year or two of vaccine roll-out, but continued mass vaccination may be less critical once SARS-CoV-2 becomes endemic, the researchers said.