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China’s population shrinks for the first time since 1961
The country had 1.41175 billion people at at the end of 2022,...
How anti-vaccine misinformation hampers the conversation about genuine vaccine injuries
In very rare cases though, vaccines can be linked to serious...
Using artificial intelligence to red-flag emerging pandemics
Raina MacIntyre AI filtering and analysis of open-source data could stop future epidemics from becoming global pandemics Raina MacIntyre Serious infectious diseases have become more frequent in the past decade. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious diseases...
Covid-19 deaths: SC allows Centre to conduct inquiry into fake claims
A bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna said the government can verify 5 per cent of claims in four states -- Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh -- where the gap between number of claims and recorded deaths was wide The top court also set a period...
Private vs. public: predicting and preparing for future pandemics
COVID-19 turned into a US$22-trillion disaster killing more than six million people globally partly because the dots between warning and action were not connected. Some governments took quick and precautionary action, especially those that had invested in their public...
MHA ends COVID-19 containment measures from Mar 31; wearing of face mask to continue
In a communication to the chief secretaries of all states, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that over the last 24 months, significant capacities have been developed for various aspects of management of the pandemic, such as diagnostics, surveillance, contact...
Parliamentary panel for framing price control regime for COVID medicines, medical devices
''The Committee recommend that all medical devices critical to COVID-19 treatment like ventilators, oxygen concentrators etc. should be covered under the National List of Essential Medicines for effective price control,'' the report said New Delhi: Parliamentary panel...
Global Covid caseload tops 472 mn, fatalities surge past 6.09 mn
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,775,780 and 972,603, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (43,009,390 infections and 516,510 deaths), followed by Brazil...
Govt considers widening Covid booster shots to all adults in India: Report
The government is debating whether to provide boosters to other groups for free, said one of the sources, who both sought anonymity as the government has yet to make a decision. A health ministry spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment New...
Australia to make Big Tech hand over data on misinformation
"Digital platforms must take responsibility for what is on their sites and take action when harmful or misleading content appears," Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in a statement Australia's media regulator will be able to force internet companies to...
Hong Kong to ease strict COVID measures from April, lifts flight ban
Hong Kong's border has effectively been shut since 2020 with few flights able to land and hardly any passengers allowed to transit, isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub Hong Kong: Hong Kong plans to relax some anti-COVID-19 measures...
Second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after first dose, says NTAGI reducing gap
The decision will lead to accelerated administration of the second dose of Covishield to the remaining six to seven crore individuals amid rising cases in several countries, the source said. The government had on May 13, 2021 extended the gap between the first and...