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NEW DELHI: For the past year, Mohammad Sameer’s existence has been revolving around a single bed. His access to the world outside is only through his mobile phone.
“Mujhe normal zindagi chahiye, jaise mere baki dost log ghumte hai (I want my normal life back, like my friends). I just hope I walk, run soon. I want to go to school, have all the fun like other boys,” says the 17-year-old lying on his bed, at home in the Johri Pur area.
Hit by a bullet during the northeast Delhi riots last year, the lower part of Sameer’s body is paralysed. All that he remembers is on February 24, he was returning home after offering prayers at Kasabpura when he was shot. The bullet hit him on the right side of his chest. Unfortunately, the bullet shell got stuck in the backbone.
‘Daily habits can lead to spinal ailments’
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ASSI launches injury prevention and awareness programme
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Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) on Friday said that everyday habits such as prolonged sitting or standing, poor posture, carrying heavy bags, unsupervised or excessive physical training are major contributors to spinal ailments.
“Since the lifestyle is more sedentary now, you are sitting more, and people tend to slouch in chairs or bed. Especially during the COVID-19 crisis, people are working from home and since there is no proper work environment in most cases, it leads to more bad postures and that in turn leads to spinal ailments and back pain,” said H.S. Chhabra, ASSI president and chief of Spine Services at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi.
Over 8,200 people get COVID-19 vaccine shots in Delhi, 77 per cent turnout recorded
Oxford s COVID-19 vaccine Covishield is being administered at 75 centres while Bharat Biotech-made Covaxin is being administered at the remaining six facilities in Delhi.
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The government maintains that till date, no case of serious or severe AEFI is attributable to vaccination. (Photo | Ashish Krishna, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Over 8,200 healthcare workers received COVID-19 vaccine shots in Delhi on Thursday in the second week of the vaccination drive as the city recorded a turnout of more than 77 per cent.
After a sluggish start since the exercise was kicked off on January 16, the inoculation drive has picked up pace in the last several days.
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New Delhi: A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to NITI Aayog member VK Paul, after the virtual launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at AIIMS in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
COVID-19 vaccine shots were given to 4,936 healthcare workers across Delhi, on the third scheduled day of the immunisation exercise on Tuesday, the data shared by officials showed. However, the number of people who were vaccinated on Tuesday was only 48 per cent of the targeted figure of 10,125, as per the data.Â
According to sources, 55 people got COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin shots at AIIMS, where only eight healthcare workers had received jabs on Monday.
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NEW DELHI: The second day of Covid vaccination drive in the national capital failed to achieve even half the day’s target as only 3,598 beneficiaries received the jab against the government’s goal of inoculating 8,100. According to the Delhi government, only 44 per cent of the targeted health workers received the vaccines on Monday. However, the state’s figure didn’t match with that of the central government. As per the Union Health Ministry, only 3,111 beneficiaries received their dose in Delhi on Monday.
On Saturday, which was the first day of the pan-India vaccination, as many as 4,319 beneficiaries had received the shot in the city. While no vaccination was carried out on Sunday, the tally on Monday dropped by 721 compared to Saturday’s figure.