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

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

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

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

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

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

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

India should build COVID-19 vaccine confidence, identify ‘hesitancy hotspots’: immunisation expert Heidi J. Larson

According to Prof. Larson, there is generalised vaccine hesitancy primarily because of the lack of proper information on the safety and efficacy of any of the possible COVID-19 vaccines. This is due to distrust of governments as well as motives of pharmaceutical companies

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective in Phase 3 trial

Protection in patients was achieved seven days after the second of two doses, and 28 days after the first, according to preliminary findings.

Demand for COVID-19 drug remdesivir rising sharply in India: Cipla

Cipla’s version, Cipremi, was commercially launched in July and costs just above $50 per 100mg vial.

World Adoption Day: the journey of an adoptee parent

On World Adoption Day (November 9), we trace the journey of an adoptee parent and how emotional health is vital for strong relationships within a family

Coronavirus | India’s COVID-19 recoveries exceed active cases by 73.56 lakh

The trend of single-day COVID-19 recoveries exceeding daily new cases has been observed for the 37th day on November 8.

Webinar | How the COVID-19 pandemic has put the focus on healthcare service

Conversations is a series of webinars being organised as a part of The Hindu Group’s ongoing campaign ‘Tamil Nadu Smiling’

Coronavirus | Delivery of COVID-19 vaccines poses a huge challenge

Most of the COVID-19 vaccines, the RNA vaccines in particular, require –70 degrees C to –80 degree C cold-chain

No evidence to suggest coronavirus cluster 5 variant found in minks increases virus transmissibility, disease severity

So far, six countries — Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Italy and the U.S. — have reported SARS-CoV-2 in farmed minks, says WHO

IMD to issue forecast for malaria outbreak from next monsoon: Official

It has studied the phenomenon of occurrence of the disease and its relationship with rainfall and temperature

Help each other grow

Even as we are afraid for our own health, let us help each other grow

Easy workout at home using wheel power

This week, we take it up a notch with the power wheel designed to challenge regular core training programmes

Coronavirus | Active case load less than 6 lakh for seven consecutive days: Health Ministry

Kerala continues to report a high number of new cases with more than 8,000 cases followed by Delhi

Artificial intelligence helps better predict mouth cancer risk

Oral cancer is often detected late which means that the patient survival rates are poor.

Coronavirus | Active COVID-19 caseload sustained below 6 lakh for 6th successive day: Health Ministry

Patients numbering 53,357 had recovered and discharged in last 24 hours, with new confirmed cases at 46,253

Wellbeing quiz: Eye for detail

How well do you know about your eyes? Take this quiz to find out

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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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Republic TV owner Arnab Goswami. File

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Sameera Fazili.

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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

9K | Coronavirus | Covaxin recipients asked to sign consent form on ‘clinical trial mode’

Vijay Sethupathi

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