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Trial run: Covishield vaccine being administered to a volunteer at Andhra Medical College in Visakhapatnam.

Coronavirus | Serum Institute of India stocking emergency doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Special Correspondent SII official says nearly 100 million Covishield vials will be in stock by January 2021.

A North Delhi municipal worker sprays water to control dust and air pollution as the air quality of Delhi and NCR touched ‘Poor’ category, at Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi on November 21, 2020.

Air pollution linked to a rise in emergency room visits by children, shows study

Jacob Koshy Due to higher respiration rates and outdoor physical activity, children retain more air pollutants per unit body weight than adults.

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Serum Institute of India to focus on supplying COVID-19 vaccine to India first

The pandemic guide to parenting a preteen

Coronavirus | Serum Institute of India stocking emergency doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Air pollution linked to a rise in emergency room visits by children, shows study

The Hindu Explains | Who are the top contenders in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine?

Coronavirus | Remdesivir is no magic bullet but can’t rule out its benefit completely, say doctors

Ethics of denying COVID-19 vaccine to placebo groupp

Offering to the placebo group will mean unblinding the study, making it almost impossible to gather further information on vaccine efficacy.

How kala-azar was eliminated from a highly endemic district in Bihar

Integrated control strategy in Vaishali district helped reduce cases from 664 in 2014 to 163 in 2016

Unilever to introduce mouthwash formulation in India, claims to reduce 99.9% corona after rinsing

Global FMCG major Unilever on Saturday said it will bring to India its mouthwash formulation, which, it claims, will reduce 99.9% of coronavirus after 30 seconds of rinsing

Just a fraction of an estimated 5 million Indians with dementia and Alzheimer’s are diagnosed. Do we need a new policy to ensure their well-being?

As India’s population ages, the number of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s is set to rise to 7.6 million by 2030. How prepared are medical and care networks to deal with this issue?

Mining operations put Chattisgarh tribals at high risk of respiratory infection: study

The Environment Ministry had commissioned the ICMR study in Raigarh district

Digital health mission ready for nationwide roll-out soon: Ayushman Bharat CEO

Speaking at the Bangalore Tech Summit 2020, Indu Bhushan said the digital health mission has been launched in six Union Territories and was set for an all-India launch.

‘Initial support will cover 92 low- and middle-income economies for COVID-19 vaccines’, says Gavi the Vaccine Alliance CEO Seth Berkley

Gavi the Vaccine Alliance has reserved 1 billion doses to bolster nations’ efforts

An algorithm to detect brain signals, restore body movement

Funded by the U.S. Army, the system could be used to foresee and notify soldiers if they are stressed or fatigued, before they realise themselves.

Coronavirus | India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 9 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases went past 8 million on October 28.

Coronavirus | Centre sends health teams to Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Manipur

79.49% of the 585 case fatalities that have been reported in past 24 hours are from 10 States/UTs

Coronavirus | India’s active caseload 4.95% of total cases; recovery rate improves to 93.58%

The national recovery rate has improved to 93.58 % with 83,83,602 recovered cases which exceeded active cases by 79,40,299, the health ministry said.

India’s overall spending on health sector ‘low’, says Niti Aayog member

In 2018-19, India’s spending on health sector was 1.5% of GDP.

Coronavirus | Healthcare workers, people aged above 65 will be given priority for COVID-19 vaccine: Harsh Vardhan

“It is natural the vaccine distribution would have to be prioritised.”

Coronavirus | Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine ‘encouraging’ for older age groups: study

This means there are now four promising vaccines on the horizon after Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik and Moderna already reporting good preliminary data from Phase 3 trials

Coronavirus | Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways

"If you think of the airways like the high walls that protect a castle, smoking cigarettes is like creating holes in these walls," said Brigitte Gomperts, a co-author of the study

App to self-assess mental health

SAFL to be launched at a webinar today

The storage tale of two vaccines

Moderna’s vaccine offers great promise, especially for developing countries, compared to Pfizer’s vaccine

Kerala to commission genome survey for SARS-CoV-2

Study, commissioned on November 11, will collect 100 samples from 14 districts every month, for three months

Finance panel for public-private partnerships to ramp up health infrastructure

Spending, both by the Centre and the States, need to go up very significantly, it says

Coronavirus | Pfizer ends COVID-19 vaccine trial with 95% efficacy, to seek emergency-use authorisation

Moderna Inc on November 16 released preliminary data for its vaccine, showing similar effectiveness.

Coronavirus | ICMR warns against indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy

Issues specific criteria for potential donors and recipients

Can surgical masks be reused?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends — in emergency circumstances — hydrogen peroxide vapour to decontaminate the N95 masks worn by healthcare workers.　

WHO launches strategy to accelerate elimination of cervical cancer

“We want countries to aim for 90% of girls under 15 vaccinated, 70% of eligible women identified and treated, 90% of women with invasive cancer treated,” Dr. Princess Nothemba Simelela from South Africa, WHO assistant director general, told a news briefing.

Coronavirus India lockdown day 237 updates | November 18, 2020

Kerala to commission genome survey for SARS-CoV-2; ICMR warns against indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy

COVID-19 | Vaccine a game-changer but not the end-all of the pandemic: Health Ministry

Situation in Delhi is a matter of concern, says Secretary

Let’s address skin ageing on a cellular level

Here are tips from experts on how to take care of our skin after turning 40

Naturopathy Day: A good time to discuss this science of healing

This drugless form of healing does not use any form of medication. Ahead of Naturopathy Day (November 18), we explore its core concepts:

Apple Watch Series 6 review: compact, powerful... worth an upgrade?

The Apple Watch Series 6 released with a lot of pandemic-related concerns in mind for the user. Are these new features worth a double-take?

Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin enters phase-3 trials

26,000 volunteers to form part of the study

Moderna says its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, shows early success in U.S. tests

Moderna’s vaccine, created with the National Institutes of Health, is being studied in 30,000 volunteers who received either the real vaccination or a dummy shot

Biological E. Limited’s COVID-19 vaccine enters Phase I/II trial

The results of this clinical trial are expected to be available by February 2021

UK to run final stage trials of Janssen COVID vaccine

Scientists will begin recruiting some 6,000 people across the U.K. on Monday for the 12-month trial.

Coronavirus | Israel signs deal with Pfizer for potential COVID-19 vaccine

‘Israel will receive 8 million doses of the vaccine’

‘India makes progress in vaccination coverage’

Report cites measures taken by the country to prevent child pneumonia and diarrhoea deaths.

Wellbeing quiz: A quiz on stroke

It’s time to jog your brain

Coronavirus | COVISHIELD completes enrolment of Phase-3 clinical trials under partnership of ICMR and Serum Institute of India

The ICMR funded the clinical trial site fees while the SII provided the other expenses for the vaccine, said a release.

Coronavirus | 18 generic drug companies pledge to make COVID-19 drugs for developing countries

The companies have come together under the umbrella of the non-profit Medicines Patent Pool (MPP).

Coronavirus | Brazil resumes trials of Chinese vaccine candidate

The decision comes after mounting criticism of Brazil’s suspension of trials allegedly due to political reasons rather than scientific.

Coronavirus | India’s COVID-19 active caseload falls below 5 lakh

70% of the 44,281 new coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours are from ten States and UTs

Analysis of Reddit posts show pandemic’s impact on mental health

The researchers found that while people in most of the support groups started posting about COVID-19 in March, the group dedicated to health anxiety started much earlier, in January.

Indian researchers working towards developing effective vaccine strategies against SARS-CoV-2 and HIV

“Such ‘warm’ vaccines can be stored and transported without expensive cooling equipment to remote areas for mass vaccination.”

Radiology holds the key in detection of coronavirus

Contribution of radiologists has become more pronounced during pandemic

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