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Representative image COIMBATORE: City police commissioner Sumit Saran took the vaccine against Covid-19 on Thursday and tweeted a picture of him getting vaccinated. He said, “It (vaccine) is a great help for frontline workers.” According to city corporation officials, the top cop took the shot at the SLM Urban primary health centre in the afternoon. Health department officials said the number of frontline workers coming forward to get vaccinated was extremely low and hoped the top cop’s...

MINISTERS are under increasing pressure to sanction priority jabs for Britains frontline workers.

The Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Friday issued the instructions to all Civil Surgeons to implement strictly Covid appropriate

The second dose of Covid vaccination for healthcare workers in Telangana will be given from Saturday.Director of Public Health and Family Welfare Dr G. Srinivasa Rao said the programme will be taken up in all districts of the state.Those who ...

Noida/Ghaziabad: While the vaccination drives to inoculate frontline workers have already been conducted in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad twice, the number of those interested in getting the shot doesn’t seem to be improving much. On Thursday, 2,518 (43.8%) of the 5,626 registered frontline workers in Noida got vaccinated. Last Friday, the city had achieved a 56.3% turnout. In Ghaziabad, this percentage slumped too. Against a target of 3,439, 1,559 people, or 45%, were vaccinated. The turn...

The total cumulative vaccination coverage of 70,17,114 includes 57,05,228 healthcare workers (HCWs) and 13,11,886 frontline workers (FLWs), the ministry said. A total of 1,43,056 sessions have been conducted so far.

It's possible these kids just taught us adults a lesson.

Date Time Proper fit of face masks is more important than material, study suggests A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more important, than the material it is made of. Fitting the face perfectly is a difficult technical challenge and small differences, such as a centimetre wider nose or slightly fuller cheeks, can make or break the fit of a...

Liquor Love slows down vaccination drive February 11, 2021 Mysore/Mysuru: Has love for liquor among a few Government employees slowed down the ongoing vaccination drive for frontline workers? According to Health Department Officers it is. They say the fear of being unable to consume alcohol after vaccination is deterring certain frontline workers from getting vaccinated.  It may be recalled, many reports have been circulating since the drive began that people who are administered vaccination c...

Date Time Share WHO Executive Board stresses need for improved response to mental health impact of public health emergencies The importance of integrating mental health into preparedness and response plans for public health emergencies was emphasized by WHO Member States at the WHO Executive Board meeting held in January 2021. Delegates expressed their strong support for the adoption of a Decision on this topic, proposed by Thailand, and co-sponsored by more than 40 Member States, at the 74 th...