The latest to join the long list of Covid-19 symptoms is ‘happy hypoxia’ which means very low levels of oxygen in the blood, leaving medical professionals across the world baffled. The second Covid wave has infected many youngsters (0-25 years), unlike the first one. Young people are reporting lung infections and suffering from “Happy Hypoxia”. […]
Treatment of Covid-19 through plasma has been approved by the Centre in its fresh Covid-19 treatment protocol. Plasma therapy, broadly known as ‘convalescent plasma therapy’, is a procedure to treat coronavirus infection. In this experimental treatment, plasma, which is the yellowish liquid part of the blood, is extracted from a person who has recovered from […]
Covaxin, India’s homegrown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday. “This is something where we’re still gaining data on a daily basis. But the most recent data, was looking at convalescent Sera […]
All citizens of India above the age of 18 years can register themselves for getting Covid-19 vaccine jabs starting 4 pm today (April 28) as the government gears up to launch the third phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive from 1 May. Last Monday, the Centre had announced that it would open inoculation for everyone in […]
As a second wave of Covid-19 rips through the country, the government has advised people to wear masks inside their homes as well. Even as vaccinations continue to be administered, the only way to fight the virus is through preventive measures. One of the best ways to do that apart from handwashing and hygiene is […]
As hospitals across India are reeling under a severe shortage of medical grade oxygen, Centre has released a set of instructions explaining what proning is and how it helps in improving oxygenation in Covid patients. Proning is a medically accepted position to improve breathing comfort and oxygenation. Covid patients with compromised breathing comfort in home […]
With India’s Covid-19 crisis deepening day-by-day, reports now say that a triple mutation strain has been traced in parts of India. After the double mutation, the triple mutation B.1.167 (meaning three different Covid strains combining to form a new variant) has been detected in parts of the country including, Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal. “This […]
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Tuesday said that it is speeding approvals for foreign-produced Covid-19 vaccines that have been granted the Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) in other countries. This is likely to help expand the basket of jabs available for domestic use and speed-up the nationwide vaccination exercise. India, now the […]
The government on Monday approved Sputnik V, the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. This is the third vaccine to be approved by India after Serum Institute’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. This will boost India’s vaccination drive as more and more cases are being reported […]
As more of us have become eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccine, one may wonder about anything special that should be eaten when the appointment comes up. The possible side effects of the COVID vaccine are fairly well known: sore arms, fever, or having the chills, according to Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. […]