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Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?

Jul 15, 2021 | , , , ,

COVID-19 shots weren’t studied in large numbers of people with weak immune systems. But limited data and experience with flu and pneumonia vaccines suggest they won’t work as well as they do in others. That means people with weakened immune systems should keep taking precautions like wearing masks and avoiding large crowds.

“It’s prudent to use all the precautions you were using before you were vaccinated,” said Dr. Ajit Limaye, a transplant expert at University of Washington Medicine in Seattle.

Indian Consumers expects fall in income, savings due to high fuel, commodity prices: Survey

Jul 15, 2021 | , , , ,

While 47 percent of the consumers expect that the uncertainty related to Covid may last 6-12 months in their household budget planning. As many as 49 percent felt their average household savings will reduce in 2021-22 in comparison to 2019-20, the survey said.

”A similar question LocalCircles asked consumers in May 2020 survey, 46 percent of consumers were expecting their savings to decline. This percentage has increased marginally to 49 percent of consumers now expecting their savings to decline in the financial year 2021-22 given the intensity of the 2nd wave of COVID-19.”

Mumbai’s Covid-19 recovery rate better than national average: Data

Jul 18, 2020 | , , , ,

According to the data released by Maharashtra Medical Education and Drugs Department (MEDD) on Friday, the number of active cases in Mumbai was 24,307, while 67,830 patients have recovered from the infection so far.

The Covid-19 recovery rate in Mumbai stood at 50 per cent around mid-June, when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched “Mission Zero” under the Rapid Action Plan to contain coronavirus transmission.

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Covid-19 community spread has started, cases in rural areas a bad sign:IMA

Jul 18, 2020 | , , ,

While speaking to ANI, Dr V K Monga, the Chairman of IMA Hospital Board of India, said: “This is now an exponential growth. Every day the number of cases is increasing by more than around 30,000. This is really a bad situation for the country. There are so many factors connected with it but overall this is now spreading to rural areas. This is a bad sign. It now shows a community spread.”

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For first time,world records 1million coronavirus cases in 100 hours-Reuters tally

Jul 18, 2020 | , , , , ,

The pandemic has now killed more than 590,000 people in almost seven months, edging towards the upper range of yearly influenza deaths reported worldwide. The first death was reported on Jan. 10 in Wuhan, China before infections and fatalities then surged in Europe and later in the United States.

The Reuters tally, which is based on government reports, shows the disease is accelerating the fastest in the Americas, which account for more than half the world’s infections and half its deaths.

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Covid-19 claims from govt authorised make-shift hospitals payble by insurers:IRDAI

Jul 16, 2020 | , , , , ,

In order to ensure that the costs of treatment of COVID – 19 are covered as per the terms and conditions of policy contract, a make-shift or temporary hospital permitted by Central / State government will be also regarded as a hospital or network provider and insurers have to settle the claims, said IRDAI on Thursday. 

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Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, U.S. and Canada

Jul 16, 2020 | , , , ,

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said it was “completely unacceptable” for Russian intelligence services to target work on the pandemic.
However,the Kremlin rejected Western allegations Russia had tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, Russian news agencies reported.

TASS cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Russia had nothing to do any alleged hacker attacks on pharmaceutical companies and research institutes in Britain.

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