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India’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign starting on January 16 with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine and the homegrown Bharat Biotech jab will not offer beneficiaries the option to choose between the two, the Union health ministry has signalled. But online discussions and free-wheeling exchanges in medical circles across the country, doctors say, appear to reflect expectations among many that they would receive the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine called Covishield in India instead of the homegrown Covaxin. The health ministry said on Tuesday that 11 million doses of Covishield and 5.5 million doses ...

Fifth of deaths in India blamed on 'ignored issue' of dire air pollution 23 Dec, 2020 04:51 AM 3 minutes to read The number of deaths linked to India's dire air quality rose to 1.7 million in 2019. Photo / 123rf Daily Telegraph UK By: Joe Wallen As many as one in five deaths recorded in India last year can be attributed to air pollution, according to a study in The Lancet. The number of people dying from conditions linked to the country's dire air quality rose to 1.7 million in 2019. Most residents of India's mega cities cannot afford air purifiers or to regularly purchase N95 masks which fil...

One in five deaths in India can be attributed to air pollution, according to Lancet study India is home to 21 out of the world’s 30 most polluted cities Morning haze envelops the skyline on the outskirts of New Delhi As many as one in five deaths recorded in India last year can be attributed to air pollution, according to a study in The Lancet, with 1.7 million fatalities recorded in 2019. Most residents of India's megacities cannot afford air purifiers or to regularly purchase N95 masks which filter out harmful particles.  Instead, they breathe in the heavily toxic air every day,...