Causality assessment of COVID-19 vaccine deaths will be made public, says National AEFI Committee advisor
On January 31, when 11 deaths of health-care and frontline workers were reported from across the country following administration of
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CDC says revised guidance on coronavirus spread ‘posted in error’, removes it
On September 21, CDC removed the revised coronavirus spread guidance that acknowledged airborne transmission through aerosols, saying it was “posted in error”. The revised guidance posted three days ago stated that particles carrying the virus can remain suspended in air and spread to distances beyond six feet and is the “main way” the virus spreads.
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Finally, CDC acknowledges aerosol as the ‘main way’ of coronavirus spread
On September 18, CDC revised its guidelines to acknowledge that the “main way” the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) spreads is through aerosols. It also for the first time mentions that virus can spread through breathing, stay suspended in air and travel to distances beyond six feet.
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COVID-19: To wear or not to wear a mask — a disastrous public health messaging
If WHO, CDC and the U.S. Surgeon General were equally responsible for the public health message disaster of discouraging mask
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Coronavirus: Fewer infected people account for larger virus spread
Three studies have found that a small percentage of people who have been infected with novel coronavirus account for a
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NIV develops ELISA test to detect coronavirus antibodies
In a first, NIV Pune has developed an ELISA test to detect IgG antibodies that are developed in response to
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Infectiousness of COVID-19 patients was considered to revise discharge policy
On May 8, the Health Ministry’s revised policy said no testing is needed before discharging mild and moderate COVID-19 cases
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Coronavirus: Lifting the drug export ban is correct though done under pressure
Given the circumstances, it would be difficult to believe that the decision to lift the restriction was taken independent of
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Novel coronavirus can be transmitted even before symptoms show up
Even as WHO maintains that risk of getting infected from people not exhibiting any symptoms is low, a few studies
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Measles cases continue to increase globally since 2016
There has been a 59% drop in measles cases between 2000 and 2018. Yet, since 2016, there has been a
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What led to spread of measles for nearly a year in New York
Though measles vaccine coverage is high in the U.S., the reason why the two outbreaks in New York City and
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To enslave youth, E-cigarettes use time-tested machinations of big tobacco
The e-cigarettes makers have been following the time-tested machinations of the big tobacco companies to a tee. Using flavours is
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Why BMJ’s advice to ‘stop taking antibiotics when you feel better’ should be ignored
Stopping antibiotics half way through the course, when a patient feels better, may not guarantee cure of the infection. A
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