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Vatican says use of Covid vaccines made from aborted fetal tissue is ethical
A note from the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said the use of such vaccines was permitted as long as there were no alternatives.
3 times increase in number of people using online consultations in India:Report
Visits to secondary care specialists like neurosurgeon, somnologist, cardiologist, and oncologist grew dramatically● 3x increase in the number of people using online consultations
○ 26% of the consultations were with GPs, followed by Dermatology (20%) and Gynecology (16%) and others like Gastroenterology, ENT, and Pediatrics stood at 7% each
○ The fastest-growing health concerns included ophthalmology, ENT, orthopedics, pediatrics, and gastroenterology ○ Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai saw an average of 16x growth in queries for ENT specialization. Non-metros saw the highest growth of 7x in online consultations, as compared to the same period in the previous year
Indian Pharma majors rush to buy covers for developing Covid-19 solutions
The policy provides cover for legal liability arising out of lack of care or negligence resulting in injury or death of the subject participating in the trial,
’Raheja QBE General insurance, has issued 119 `Clinical Trial Liability Insurance’, policies including 53 covers exclusively for developing Covid 19 remedies from April till November 2020.
“Clinical trial premium is more expensive than other liability products. We have taken reinsurance support for this policy;; said Atul Sahay, CMD, New India Assurance..
, ICICI Lombard General Insurance is now getting ready to provide transit cover for transporting Covid -19 vaccine in India, said Sanjay Datta, Chief – Underwriting, Claims, Reinsurance and Actuarial.
BioNTech confident COVID-19 vaccine effective against new UK mutation
Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages in the United Kingdom.
US nurse faints after getting Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot, recovers
According to a report in AP, Tiffany Dover later explained to reporters afterward that she has a condition that sometimes causes her to faint when she feels pain. After recovering, she said, “It just hit me all of the sudden, I could feel it coming on. I felt a little disoriented but I feel fine now, and the pain in my arm is gone.”
Global stocks, sterling unsettled as new virus strain shuts UK
Analysts at BofA noted a huge $46.4 billion flowed into equities in the latest week, while the outflow from cash was the largest in four months. There were record flows into tech shares and large flows to the consumer sector, healthcare, financials, real estate and value stocks.
BofA chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett said a “sell signal” had been triggered for the first time since February as cash levels declined to 4.0% in the latest Global Fund Manager Survey.
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine set to get clearance by year-end: Report
In India, the vaccine is being produced as part of a tie-up with the Serum Institute of India.Health officials in the UK hope that the authorisation of the Oxford jab will prove a game-changer, allowing vaccines to be transported and administered far more easily compared to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which must be stored at very cold temperatures.
Pandemic exposes vulnerability of Italy’s ‘new poor’
Italian agriculture lobby Coldiretti estimates that the virus has created 300,000 newly poor people, based on surveys of the dozens of charity groups operating in the region.
COVID-19-battered auto sector drives into 2021 with cautious optimism
”The biggest challenge is to sustain business operations and ensuring financial health of the organisation. Performance of the automotive industry is linked to each stakeholder in the value chain starting from vendors to our dealerships,” Kim said. Honda Cars India Senior Vice President and Director Marketing & Sales Rajesh Goel said with the health crisis expected to continue for some time, rise in personal mobility is likely to help the auto industry sustain sales momentum in the coming months.
“People are now more inclined to immunity-boosting products”
”Ayurveda-based preventive healthcare and hygiene — both personal and household — are gaining prominence in the consumer mind space. People are now more inclined to prophylactic health remedies, especially immunity-boosting products. This trend would sustain, going forward,” Dabur India CEO Mohit Malhotra said.
Echoing similar sentiments, Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna said, ”this pandemic has helped to create faith in Ayurveda and Yoga among the section which does not believe in it. This is an opportunity for us as people are now having faith in Ayurveda and traditional system.” One of the biggest outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic is the acceleration in the adoption of digital medium by FMCG companies, not just for distribution but also for marketing and advertising, Mayank Shah said.