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The order was for 11 million doses and the government would buy the shots at 200 rupees ($2.72) per dose.
“From 16th January we are starting the world’s largest vaccination program. Around 30 million healthcare workers and frontline workers will be vaccinated in the first phase, said Modi. In the second phase, those above 50 years and those under 50 years with co-morbid conditions will be given shots”
“Health workers – government as well as private – will be vaccinated first of all. Sanitation workers, other frontline workers, defence forces, Police and other paramilitary forces will also be vaccinated in the first phase,” Modi said in a meeting with chief ministers through video. He added that India’s vaccines are the most cost effective.
Domestic air traffic down 45 pc to 71 lakh in Dec: ICRA
Climate-risks may lead to abrupt increases in risk premia across Indian assets:RBI
Indian banks pay Rs 13,234 crore premium to cover their deposits, receive Rs 80.7 crore claims in 2019-20
New Covid-19 mutations threaten to stall fragile economic recovery:RBI governor
In his forawrd in the latest Financial Sytability Report(FSR), released by the RBI on Monday, Das has cautioned the disconnect between certain segments of financial markets and the real economy that has been accentuating in recent times, both globally and in India.
As growth impulses take root, the private sector capex cycle should revive as existing capacities get utilised and new capacities are added, he said..
Banks should invest in building robust IT platforms to prevent Cyber frauds:RBI
Information technology platforms and digital payment systems have provided considerable support for business continuity and smooth functioning during the pandemic. More investment is required by all stakeholders for building robust IT platforms and technologies for operational purposes as well as for fortifying public confidence in digital banking, especially when the financial landscape is rapidly embracing new technologies, said Shaktikant Das, governor, RBI. .
SolarWinds hackers linked to known Russian spying tools, says Kaspersky
Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia’s aviation safety under fresh spotlight
Digital health in spotlight as pandemic shifts tech show focus
“One of the big problems is the lack of ability to examine patients remotely,” said Samir Qamar, a family physician and founder of MedWand told AFP.
Companies have been developing remote tools that can be used at home, including stethoscopes, otoscopes, heart and blood pressure monitors, but need to show they are highly accurate in order to gain regulatory approval, Qamar noted.
Don’t expect a conclusion from WHO’s China visit, says expert
IMA requests 3.5 lakh doctors to voluntarily get vaccinated
Indonesian divers find parts of Sriwijaya Air plane wreckage in Java Sea
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said Flight SJ182 was delayed for an hour before it took off at 2:36 p.m. It disappeared from radar four minutes later, after the pilot contacted air traffic control to ascend to an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,839 meters), he said.
There were 62 people on board, including seven children and three babies.
India generated around 33,000 tonnes Covid-19 waste in 7 months: Central Pollution Control Board
In September, 5,490 tonnes of such waste was generated. Gujarat contributed the maximum 622 tonnes, followed by Tamil Nadu (543 tonnes), Maharashtra (524 tonnes), Uttar Pradesh (507 tonnes) and Kerala (494 tonnes), as per the data.
The CPCB had in March last year issued specific guidelines for handling, treatment and disposal of such waste at healthcare facilities, quarantine centres, homes, sample collection centers, laboratories, pollution control boards, urban local bodies and common biomedical waste treatment facilities (CBWTFs).
Over 1,200 birds found dead across India; UP 7th state to report bird flu
Besides Uttar Pradesh, the other six states where bird flu is confirmed are Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.
As many as 900 hens have died at a poultry farm in Murumba village in Parbhani district of Maharashtra, a senior official said.Their samples have been sent for investigation to identify the exact cause of the death, Parbhani district collector Deepak Mulgikar told PTI.
New Covid-19 strain in India: No fresh case in last 24 hours, tally stands at 90
Smoking is associated with increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms: Study
The researchers recommended that a smoking cessation strategy be included as an element to address COVID-19, as smoking increased both the likelihood of symptomatic disease and disease severity. Reduction in smoking rates could also reduce the health system burden from other smoking-related conditions that require hospitalisation.
Global coronavirus caseload top 88.8 mn, toll at 1.91 mn: Johns Hopkins
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may vanquish Covid today, cancer tomorrow
The better way to fight cancer, Sahin and Tureci realized, is to treat each tumor as genetically unique and to train the immune systems of individual patients against that specific enemy. A perfect job for mRNA. You find the antigen, get its fingerprint, reverse-engineer the cellular instructions to target the culprit and let the body do the rest.
The better way to fight cancer, Sahin and Tureci realized, is to treat each tumor as genetically unique and to train the immune systems of individual patients against that specific enemy. A perfect job for mRNA. You find the antigen, get its fingerprint, reverse-engineer the cellular instructions to target the culprit and let the body do the rest.
Today’s weapons against cancer will one day seem as primitive an idea as flint axes in a surgery room. To kill a malignant tumor, you generally zap it with radiation or chemicals, damaging lots of other tissue in the process.