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Health Ministry reschedules Polio National Immunisation Day to Jan. 31

Special Correspondent ‘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

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Govt defers national polio immunisation programme

Special Correspondent The country will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16.

File photo the U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court has ordered that women must visit a doctor's office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the public health emergency.

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

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

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Are 2021’s New Year gym memberships going online?

Sunalini Mathew To some extent, say experts in the tech-led fitness and diet space, as they talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown gave digital products a boost that’s likely to stay

Sleepless nights? Time for a reboot

8 weeks to better sleep

Sunalini Mathew The biggest takeaway from 2020: the importance of a good night’s rest. As more of us turn night owls, battling stress, isolation and work, here’s some help to reboot your routine.

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Coronavirus | Why people with prior infection still need COVID-19 vaccination

Coronavirus | India becomes first country to culture U.K. variant strain

Coronavirus | Covaxin gets central drugs authority panel approval for restricted use

All passengers from U.K. to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival between Jan 8 and Jan 30: Health Ministry

BioNTech founders warn of vaccine supply gaps

Coronavirus | Government allows import/export of COVID-19 vaccine without any value limitation

COVID-19 vaccine Covishield gets approval from DCGI’s expert panel

DCGI's Subject Expert Committee has asked Bharat Biotech to furnish more data on its vaccine candidate Covaxin.

Data | What's afoot on the COVID-19 vaccine front?

India has confirmed 1,600 million dose purchases as of December 18, which amounts to around one shot per person

Coronavirus | Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shows 94.1% efficacy in trial: Study

The study enrolled 30,420 adult participants at 99 sites in the U.S., including over 600 participants enrolled at the Brigham.

Coronavirus | More than 36,000 ventilators delivered to government hospitals amid COVID-19: Health Ministry

In less than 12 months, 36,433 ‘Make in India’ ventilators have been supplied to all the public health facilities, the Ministry said in a statement.

Wellbeing quiz | Body’s defence system

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Coronavirus | Beware of ‘super spreader’ events, States told

Union Health Secretary asks them to promptly assess situations and consider imposition of appropriate curbs on December 30, 31 and January 1.

Coronavirus | U.K. approves Oxford vaccine

India’s drug regulators, in a meeting convened just hours after the approval, reviewed an application by Serum Institute of India for emergency use of jab.

New variant does not increase disease severity, deaths: study

‘There was also no significant difference in likelihood of reinfection between variant cases and comparator group’

Coronavirus | ‘Beneficiaries’ undergo dummy COVID-19 vaccination during dry run in Gujarat

According to a WHO official, the dry run was vital and was being conducted as per the training protocol related to actual vaccination.

Glenmark launches fixed dose combination drug for diabetes in India

The company has launched the product under two brand names — Remo V and Remozen V

SII to launch first indigenous pneumonia vaccine

The vaccine is expected to be much more affordable than the existing ones manufactured by two foreign companies.

Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should be effective against new variant: Report

The Oxford vaccine, which also has a tie-up with the Serum Institute of India, is expected to win approval in the UK before Thursday, speeding up the provision of the jab to the most vulnerable groups.

The Hindu Explains | Are viruses expected to change form, and will vaccines protect against a mutating SARS-CoV-2?

Why do viruses mutate? How was the new SARS-CoV-2 strain, B 1.1.7, identified?

Coronavirus | Is the first wave coming to an end in India?

There is no spike nationally despite the festival season, winter and large gatherings without masks, physical distancing

Nanomicelles: using nanoparticles for cancer treatment

These have hydrophilic outer shell and hydrophobic interior, making them perfect carriers for delivering drug molecules

Coronavirus | New variant found in Nigeria, says Africa’s disease control body

It comes after Britain, South Africa reported new variants.

Data | Three government surveys debunk Swachh Bharat's 100% ODF claim

When the National Statistical Office survey data from October 2018 were compared with the Swachh Bharat Mission data from the same month, there were discrepancies

Coronavirus | Aurobindo Pharma signs pact with Covaxx for COVID-19 vaccine

Aurobindo will manufacture the finished doses at its facilities in Hyderabad.

Wellbeing quiz: Hitting a milestone

Take this quiz on the science and signs of puberty

Coronavirus | U.K. strain unlikely to affect efficacy of vaccines, say scientists

Scientists warn against more mutations

Coronavirus | India reports 23,950 new COVID-19 cases

The death toll increased to 1,46,444 with 333 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed

1.7 million deaths in India were attributable to air pollution in 2019, says study

This was 18% of the total deaths in the country; it led to economic loss of 1.4% of the GDP or ₹260,000 crore

Explained: What is Shigella infection?

Most Shigella illnesses in healthy individuals are mild and symptoms subside in a few days

What is MAKE SMTHNG?

The guidelines for this initiative by the Green Peace include cook your own food, share, DIY, upcycle, buy second hand, etc

These calendars showcase the talents of people with special needs

As we get closer to New Year, many organisations have brought out date-keepers showcasing the talents of people with intellectual and physical disabilities

Coronavirus | Bharat Biotech ropes in 13,000 volunteers for Covaxin phase-III trials

Covaxin is being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV).

New, more contagious coronavirus strain in UK does not appear to be deadlier: Vivek Murthy

Joe Biden's pick for Surgeon General said that there was no reason to believe that the coronavirus vaccines that have already been developed would not be effective against the new strain as well

Did 2020 change our health vocabulary?

If there is one thing 2020 taught us, it is that health is not to be taken for granted, that our co-morbidities make us more vulnerable

New coronavirus strain | Centre halts flights to and from U.K. till Dec. 31

All passengers already on their way to India until the ban came into effect would be subjected to a mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival, the government stated.

Govt. alert to new virus strain in U.K., says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Ready for vaccine roll out in any week of January, says Harsh Vardhan

Coronavirus | Pandemic lessons from IIT-Madras

The IIT-Madras cluster of COVID-19 infections that was detected in early December created a flutter in Tamil Nadu, which is otherwise seeing a drop in the number of cases. A blitzkrieg operation by the Chennai Corporation, the State Health Department and IIT officials seems to have stemmed the transmission. As other institutes start reopening gradually, the harsh lessons learnt from this experience must not be overlooked.

There may not be a second peak of COVID-19 in India: Experts

Noted virologist Dr. Shahid Jameel said India’s curve for daily cases is on a downward slope since a peak in mid-September.

Researchers point to benefits of indomethacin in COVID-19 care

Patients treated with indomethacin had a reduction in the number of days to become fever-free, and reduction in cough and muscle pain by half compared to the paracetamol set.

COVID-19 | Russia signs more deals with India to make 300mn Sputnik V vaccines

“In India, we have agreements with four large manufacturers,” Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said, according to news agency TASS.

US FDA panel recommends emergency use authorisation of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel, comprising external experts, has given an emergency use approval to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine,

Data | Progress on child nutrition derailed as wasting and stunting increases in several States

In Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal, the share of anaemic and wasted children was significantly higher than the levels recorded 15 years before

COVID-19 vaccine pricing to help governments to ensure little to no out-of-pocket costs for people: Pfizer

For this pandemic period, the company’s pricing approach is based on the principle of ensuring broad access and supplies to the governments, a Pfizer spokesperson said in a statement.

Wellbeing quiz: Striking a balance

Take this quiz on good eating habits

Wearing someone else's face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan

The masks will go on sale early next year for 98,000 yen ($950) apiece at his Tokyo shop, Kamenya Omote, whose products are popular as accessories for parties and theatrical performance.

Coronavirus | Study warns of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

“Many even among medical community may not take COVID-19 vaccine immediately”

Coronavirus | Cipla partners with Premier Medical Corporation to launch rapid antigen test kits in India

The company said it will commence supply of rapid point-of-care nasopharyngeal swab tests from this week.

EU regulator set to approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on December 23

‘It will be the first regular approval of a (COVID-19) vaccine in the world,’ says German Health Minister Jens Spahn

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A medic fills a syringe with COVAXIN before administering it to a health worker during its trials, at the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society in Ahmedabad on November 26, 2020.

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Sameera Fazili.

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Republic TV owner Arnab Goswami. File

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The remains of the mini-bus being removed from the Hubballi-Dharwad Bypass Road on Friday.

10K | Reunion plan turns tragic as 11 die in road accident

A health official shows a vial of Covishield vaccine in Assam’s Tezpur on January 15,2021.

9K | Coronavirus | World’s largest vaccination programme begins in India on January 16

Those receiving Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine Covaxin have been asked to sign a consent form before being vaccinated as the vaccine “has been allowed by the government in clinical trial mode”. Photo: Special Arrangement

8K | Coronavirus | Covaxin recipients asked to sign consent form on ‘clinical trial mode’

Vijay Sethupathi

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