German specialists probing 10 deaths of people vaccinated against Covid-19

Berlin: Specialists from Germanys Paul Ehrlich Institute are looking into the deaths of 10 people who passed away soon after having been inoculated against the novel coronavirus disease, Brigitte Keller-Stanislawski, the head of the institutes department of the safety of medicinal products and medical devices, said on Thursday. According to the medical expert, the deceased were aged from 79 to 93, all with antecedent diseases. The time between vaccination and death ranged from several hours to four days. .... read more

COVID-19 so far

COVID 19 has provoked, mobilized, and distracted humanity, leaving little time for reflecting on lessons learned. Join us today at 7:00 PM on MED talks with Dr. KK Aggarwal to hear the coronavirus pandemic’s story so far.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Circadian Rhythm and COVID-19

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1304: Possible explanations of post COVID symptoms Misalignment of the circadian timekeeping system with the desired sleep schedule or impairment of the circadian modulation of sleep and wakefulness often leads to clinically significant symptoms of insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness, besides impaired physical, neurocognitive, emotional, and social functioning.Types:A: Disrupted sleep-wake pattern: Characterized by abnormalities in the sleep-wake pattern compared with those of most healthy adults under similar environmental conditions. .... read more

What is the importance of life force?

A physical body becomes useless once the life force is gone. The same body, which was lovable to everyone, becomes a liability after death. Everyone wants to dispose it as early as possible as keeping a dead body at home is considered a bad omen. During the transfer of dead body from one place to another, nobody wants to keep the body in a vehicle other than a hearse van, whose job is only to transport dead bodies. No family will be willing to carry the dead body of a person in a car in which the deceased person has been traveling or driving for years. .... read more

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Strides Pharma Science arm gets USFDA nod for HIV treatment drug

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Drug firm Strides Pharma Science on Friday said its step-down wholly-owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global, has received approval from the US health regulator for Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate tablets, used to treat HIV. The approved product is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), Truvada tablets of Gilead Sciences. Strides Pharma Global, Singapore, has received approval for Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate tablets in the strengths of 200 mg/300 mg from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Strides Pharma Science said in a regulatory filing.

Pregnant, lactating women should not be given COVID-19 vaccine now: Health ministry

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In a letter to all states and Union territories, the ministry highlighted that under the emergency use authorisation, coronavirus vaccination is indicated only for 18 years and above. If required, COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines should be separated by an interval of at least 14 days. The ministry has listed precautions and contraindications for COVID-19 vaccination along with a comparative factsheet for both the vaccines (Covishield and Covaxin) which contains information on vaccine platform, physical specifications, dosage, cold-chain storage requirements, contraindications and minor AEFIs (adverse event following immunization).

Covid vaccine drive to be held at 10 centres in Maharashtras Aurangabad

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The administration in Maharashtras Aurangabad district is all set for the Covid-19 vaccination drive, which will take place at 10 centres in the region on January 16, a health official said on Friday. As many as 100 healthcare workers will be inoculated at each of these 10 centres, the official said.

Ahead of Covid vaccine rollout, Centre postpones polio immunisation drive to Jan 31

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The Centre on Thursday said it has rescheduled the anti-polio drive to January 31 in view of the nationwide Covid vaccine rollout on January 16. The Polio National Immunisation Day, which was earlier scheduled for January 17, has been defered to “ensure that Covid management and vaccination services, as well as non-Covid essential health services, proceed in tandem without adversely impacting each other”, the Union Ministry of Health and Welfare said. “The massive countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive will be rolled out by Hon’ble Prime Minister from 16th January, 2021. This would be world’s largest immunisation exercise. Therefore, it has been decided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in consultation with the office of the Hon’ble President of India to reschedule the Polio vaccination day, also known as the National Immunisation Day (NID) or “Polio Ravivar” to 31th January 2021 (Sunday),” the ministry said.