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Dr KK Aggarwal    06 January 2021

Localised herd immunity, young population behind the dip in Indias Covid count?

New Delhi: The absolute number of people infected with Covid-19 in India may never be known but much of the scientific community agrees the downward trajectory of the disease is real and can likely be attributed to localised herd immunity and a younger population. As scientists attempt to understand Indias sliding Covid count, the country on Tuesday recorded 16,375 new Covid-19 cases, more than six times lower than the highest daily spike of 97,894 on September 16 and the lowest in six months. .... read more

COVID-19: Expectations in 2021

The approval of two vaccines has raised hopes that this would mean the end of the pandemic. Will we have to learn to live with the disease? Will more new variants of the coronavirus emerge? We do not know yet how the pandemic will end. Join us today on Medtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal COVID edition at 7:00 pm as we discuss the expectations in 2021.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Round up Activities Year 2020

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1277: HCFI Round Table Expert Zoom Meeting on “Round up Activities Year 2020”,2nd January, 2021, 11am-12pm ,Participants: Dr KK Aggarwal, Dr JA Jayalal, Dr Shashank Joshi, Dr Jayakrishnan Alapet, Dr Girdhar Gyani, Dr Anita Chakravarti, Dr Ashok Gupta, Dr Atul Kochhar, Dr DR Rai, Dr Balbir Verma, Dr Girija Krishnan, Dr UK Priyadarshi, Mr Bejon Misra, Ms Upasana Arora, Dr KK Kalra, Ms Ira Gupta, Dr S Sharma Consensus Statement of HCFI Expert Round TableThe pandemic has taught us one marker “C-reactive protein”. Bring your CRP to less than 1 before (prevent), during (treat) and after (follow-up) COVID. .... read more

World COVID Meter 4th January 2021: Acute manageable immunogenic thrombogenic inflammatory contagious viral disease pandemic

Cases: 1M April 2, 2M April 15, 3M April 27, 4M May 8, 5M May 20, 6M May 30, 7M June 7, 8M June 15, 9M June 22, 10M June 29th, 11M July 4, 12M July 8, 13M July 13, 14M July 17, 15M July 23, 16M July 25, 17M July 29, 18M August 1, 19M August 6, 20M August 10, 21M August 16, 22M August 19, 23M August 21, 24M August 27, 25M August 30, 26M September 3, 27M September 7, 28M September 10, 29M September 14, 30M September 18, 31M September 21, 32M September 23, 33M September 28, 34M October 1, 35M October 4, 36M October 8, 37M October 11, 38M October 14, 39M October 17, 40M October 19, 41M October 22, 42M October 24, 43M October 26, 44M October 28, 45M October 30, 46M November 2, 47M November 4, 48M November 6, 49M November 7, 50M November 8, 51M November 10, 52M November 12, 53M November 14, 54M November 15, 55M November 17, 56M November 19, 57M November 20, 58M November 22, 59M November 24, 60M November 25, 61M November 27, 62M November 29, 63M December 1, 64M December 2, 65M December 4, 66M December 6, 67M December 7, 68M December 9, 69M December 10, 70M December 12, 71M December 13, 72M December 14, 73M December 15, 74M December 17, 75M December 19, 76M December 20, 77M December 22, 78M December 23, 79M December 26, 80M December 27, 81M December 29, 82M December 30, 83M December 31, 84M January 2 Ground Zero: Wuhan - in live animal market or cafeteria for animal pathogens: 10th January; Total cases are based on RT PCR, 67% sensitivity Coronavirus Cases: 85,489,472,Deaths: 1,850,209 ,Recovered: 60,443,473.... read more

Think positive and think different

The Mantra to acquire spiritual health is to think positive and differently. Positive thinking produces positive hormones and takes you from sympathetic mode to parasympathetic mode. When you think different, it gives you several opportunities and then from the multiple options available, you can ask your heart to choose one of them. Thinking positive was a message given by Lord Buddha and thinking different by Adi Shankaracharya. The candle light march, which was held to fight for justice in the Jessica Lal murder case, has been picked up by most protest campaigns because it was positive and different. .... read more

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UK strain of Covid-19: 21 more test positive, India tally rises to 58

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NEW DELHI : Twenty more people have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, taking the total number of such cases in the country to 58. The new cases have been identified at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune. "The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus first reported in the UK now stands at 58," the Union Health Ministry said.

SII, Bharat Biotech jointly pledge to work for smooth roll out of COVID-19 vaccines

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Adar Poonawala, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech, jointly on behalf of the two companies, today communicated their combined intent to develop manufacture and supply the COVID-19 vaccines for India and globally. They said the more important task in front of them is saving the lives and livelihoods of populations in India and the world. Vaccines are a global public health good and they have the power to save lives and accelerate the return to economic normalcy at the earliest. “Now that two COVID-19 vaccines have been issued EUA (emergency use authorization) in India, the focus is on manufacturing, supply and distribution, such that populations that need it the most receive high quality, safe and efficacious vaccines. Both our companies are fully engaged in this activity and consider it our duty to the nation and the world at large to ensure a smooth rollout of vaccines. Each of our companies continue their COVID-19 vaccines development activities as planned,” said the joint statement.

Study: Individuals recovering from Covid-19 helpful for Sustained cellular immune dysregulation

hindustantimes.com

, January 3 (ANI): A recent study has determined that Covid-19 patients might be helpful for clinicians to better understand how the unknown SARS-CoV-2 virus acts. According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, many infected patients remain asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Others, especially those with comorbidities, can develop severe clinical disease with atypical pneumonia and multiple system organ failures. Since the first cases were reported in December 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 has surged into a pandemic, with cases and deaths still mounting. Ongoing observational clinical research has become a priority to better understand how this previously unknown virus acts, and findings from this research can better inform treatment and vaccine design.

New US dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2

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Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for children before their second birthday. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released December 2020, recommend feeding only breast milk for at least six months and no added sugar for children under age 2.

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