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Leading the way: At 1.82 lakh vaccinations as on January 22, Karnataka has the most number in the country, followed by Andhra Pradesh (1.27 lakh) and Odisha (1.21 lakh).

Coronavirus | CoWIN glitches also responsible for low vaccine uptake

R. Prasad Registration of health-care workers on CoWIN is incomplete, many practising alternative medicine are not included

ces 2021 Helmets to predict Alzheimer’s, a stress-canceller, an app to track seizures : Health tech at CES 2021

Divya Kala Bhavani Wellbeing was disrupted for the better at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show 2021, which ultimately saw a brave new world of health tech. Plus, a few wise words from expert speakers.

Study shows COVID-19 triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections

PTI the differences in the pre-existing antibody response identified by this study may possibly explain some differences in how severely COVID-19 disease affects old versus young people.

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Four native martial arts are now part of Khelo India Youth Games

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Four indigenous martial art forms walk a tightrope to maintain their core culture and the need to modernise, after their inclusion in 2021 into the Khelo India Youth Games

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Susan Joe Philip The exercise targets the quadriceps, hamstrings and the glute muscles and helps to strengthen the lower body

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Chickens at a poultry farm at Chabba village, near Amritsar.

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The Hindu Explains | Is a nasal vaccine suitable for COVID-19?

The Hindu Explains | How effective are the two COVID-19 vaccines rolled out in India, and are there concerns about safety?

Coronavirus | CoWIN glitches also responsible for low vaccine uptake

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Helmets to predict Alzheimer’s, a stress-canceller, an app to track seizures : Health tech at CES 2021

Study shows COVID-19 triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections

Pfizer to supply 40 million COVID-19 shots for poor countries

New UK variant of coronavirus may be more deadly, says Boris Johnson

But the British PM stresses that the two vaccines being administered in the UK are effective against all strains

93 lakh more children likely to suffer from wasting between 2020-2022: Study

Inaction will exacerbate disparities for the next generation, it says

Data | A year after the first COVID-19 death in China, fatalities peak worldwide

On January 19, 2021, 17,066 COVID-19 patients died worldwide — the second such day when daily fatalities crossed the 17,000-mark since the pandemic started

Coronavirus | Health Minister assures people on safety, efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines

The Minister urged everyone to counter the “vested campaigns of untruth and misinformation”.

COVID-19 active caseload further dips to 1.81% of total cases

The COVID-19 active caseload in the country has further reduced to 1,92,308 comprising 1.81% of the total infections, with Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar

Coronavirus | 51 million given COVID-19 jabs worldwide

Just 11 of the 61 nations who have started vaccinating account for 90% of the doses given

British hospitals use blockchain to track COVID-19 vaccines

Logistical hurdles are a significant risk to the speedy distribution of COVID-19 vaccines but have resulted in booming business for companies selling technology for monitoring shipments from factory freezer to shots in the arm.

Number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 more than double number of active cases: Health Ministry

Daily new cases touched a new low on Jan. 19 with 10,064 daily new infections being added to the national tally after seven months

How to do squats?

The exercise targets the quadriceps, hamstrings and the glute muscles and helps to strengthen the lower body

Covishield not to be taken by people severely allergic to any of its ingredients: Serum Institute

The fact sheet for the vaccine recipient on the website of the vaccine major is to help the recipient understand the risks and benefits of the Covishield vaccine.

Centre issues Letter of Comfort to Bharat Biotech for 45 lakh doses of Covaxin

Bharat Biotech said it has also donated 16.5 lakh doses to the Government of India

Dr. Shanta | Country loses a crusader who revolutionised cancer treatment

In a lifetime devoted to her patients, she lived in a single room within the Adyar Cancer Institute premises, so that she would be available round the clock

The people behind the COVID 19 vaccine reaching you

From a ASHA worker to the keeper of the cold chain, here, the unseen people responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine reaching you

No impact on availability of tobacco products during lockdown, finds study

Nearly two-thirds of users purchased them daily from shops

Coronavirus | States fall short in meeting COVID-19 vaccination targets

‘Wait and watch’ attitude, vaccine hesitancy and technical glitches keep the numbers down.

The Hindu Explains | What are trans fats, and why are they harmful?

Why did the FSSAI introduce new caps on trans fats? What more needs to be done for global elimination?

Coimbatore’s hydroponic farm delivers fresh greens within three hours of harvest

Sustainable farming and fresh, zero-carbon food are the philosophy behind the city’s first urban hydroponic farm, located inside an industrial building campus. To know more, MetroPlus makes a visit

Sunday quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis’: Arthur Ashe

Coronavirus | Vaccine dilemma — to take or not to take Covaxin

Is it ethical to offer one healthcare worker the Covaxin whose efficacy is unknown and another healthcare worker the Covishield whose efficacy is known even though both face the same risk of infection at work?

Health Ministry reschedules Polio National Immunisation Day to Jan. 31

‘The decision is in keeping with the stated policy of the Health Ministry to ensure that COVID-19 health services and non-COVID-19 essential health services proceed in tandem without adversely impacting each other,’ says a release

Polio immunisation drive postponed

Health Ministry letter issued to States cites unforeseen activities.

U.S. justices say women must obtain abortion pill in person during pandemic

The pill need not be taken in the presence of medical professionals.

Tardy hunt for UK variant of virus

Centre not actively looking for community spread of strain, says scientists

Watch | All about the bird flu outbreak in India

A video explainer on the Avian Influenza outbreak in India

‘COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines’

The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programmes to stop

‘Adverse event surveillance is being set up in health facilities across the country’

Regulators are not taking any shortcuts on ensuring safety of COVID-19 vaccine, says NTF member N.K. Arora.

COVID-19 vaccines in less than a year — A new benchmark for human progress

It will be quite a while before we surmount the daunting challenges of funding the rollout, manufacturing the required doses and administering it to millions of people.

The Hindu Explains | How is India preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccines?

Who is in line for a vaccine? What is Co-WIN? What is the kind of field-level mobilisation required for the drive?

The Hindu Explains | How serious is the bird flu outbreak in India, and how can it be contained?

Does bird flu pose a threat to human beings? Why does bird flu recur? Did the major outbreaks not help form strategies?

Coronavirus | Death of Bhopal volunteer not due to Covaxin, says Bharat BioTech

Case under police investigations, says pharma major.

Coronavirus | A vaccine is a vaccine... regulators never approve a backup, says virologist Shahid Jameel

Dr. Jameel says there is no experimental evidence so far that Covaxin will neutralise newly emerging mutants any better.

Coronavirus | New challenges for COVID-19 vaccine trials in India

With the daily cases coming down, many people who would have volunteered would not see the urgency now as earlier

Coronavirus | First phase of vaccination to start on January 16

Priority will be given to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers, which is estimated to be around three crore people.

Coronavirus | Use of a vaccine without knowing its protection potential is unethical, says immunologist Vineeta Bal

Dr. Bal, a former scientist of the National Institute of Immunology, says emergency use approval for COVID-19 vaccines over fears of mutant strains is not reasonable on a scientific basis.

Coronavirus | I would not take the vaccine without efficacy data: Gagandeep Kang

Even without missteps we have misinformation, warns the virologist, and any doubts can be blown up into larger conspiracy theories

Wellbeing quiz: On oral hygiene

Take this quiz on bad breath

Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants: study

The findings of the study, though, are limited, because it does not look at the full set of mutations found in either of the new variants of the rapidly spreading virus.

Data | U.K. variant of the novel coronavirus spreads at least 50% faster than old variants

Between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5, the country registered over 800 new cases per million people on an average — the world’s highest

Coronavirus | India reports 20,346 COVID-19 cases, 222 fatalities

The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below three lakh for the 17th consecutive day

EU agency approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

The EMA has already approved a coronavirus vaccine made by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech. Both vaccines require giving people two shots

Stay clean, stay healthy: MicroGo bats for hygiene

Here’s how Chennai-based biotech start-up MicroGo has been focussing on making hygiene mandatory in everyday life

COVID vaccination voluntary, antibodies develop 2 weeks after second dose: AIIMS Director

On the preventive measures and precautions that one needs to follow at the session site, Dr. Guleria said one should rest at the vaccination centre for at least half an hour after taking the COVID-19

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