4 A team of Ear, Nose and Throat physicians at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center performed a first-of-its-kind intranasal cryotherapy procedure at LRMC, April 1.
The procedure, which also marks the first time it’s been performed anywhere in Germany, uses cryoablation to freeze nerves in the back of the nose to treat chronic rhinitis, or allergy-like symptoms which last more than a month.
“We are really excited to be able to bring this service to (LRMC) because it allows us to treat patients with non-allergic and allergic rhinitis,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jessica Peck, chief, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, LRMC. “It is a procedure that s been performed in the United States now for about two years but was not approved by our host nation until late last year.”
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24 Apr 2021
A federal advisory committee within the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 23 April 2021 recommended the resumption of the use of the Covid 19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen. EFE-EPA/CJ GUNTHER/File
A federal advisory committee within the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended the resumption of the use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen.
Administration of that single-dose vaccine was halted last week after a rare and severe type of blood clot known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was detected in six women between the ages of 18 and 48 who had received J&J s shot.
How common are such ‘breakthrough cases’?
The story so far: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has reported that around two to four of 10,000 people given two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have tested positive for the disease. Contracting COVID-19 after vaccination is known as breakthrough infection. It has occurred in “a very small number” of people and does not undermine the effectiveness of vaccination, said Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director-General of the ICMR.
What is a breakthrough infection?
These are infections that occur in people who have been vaccinated. Such cases are not out of the ordinary as the vaccines that have been approved so far the world over are made to protect against disease and not the transmission of the virus. Phase 3 clinical trials conducted before vaccines were approved showed a fairly constant proportion of infections among those vaccinated. In the AstraZeneca trial, for instance, 30 out of 5,807 vaccinated about 0.5% were symptom
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Several countries put India on international travel ban list as second virus wave surges Geeta Mohan
With a severe spike in Covid-19 cases, countries across the world are putting India on their travel ban list. Several countries have put India on international travel ban list as second virus wave surges. (Image for representation: AP)
The US, Australia, Hong Kong, the UK, Pakistan and New Zealand have already released fresh travel advisories for their citizens, asking them to avoid travelling to/from India.
Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government late Sunday activated an emergency circuit breaker and banned passenger flights from India for 14 days, starting April 20, raising concerns over the mutated coronavirus variant.