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India is on its journey to control Cervical Cancer with introducing vaccine and now health programme to spread awareness

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3 mn readIndia’s Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Budget 2024 on February 1st with significant focus over health, women and farmers along with an aim to boost the economy. She presented last budget under current administration before upcoming general elections. Factors such as youth and women empowerment, focus on farmers and poor, use of infrastructure and technology for productive outcomes and handling demographic challenges through high power committee, the budget included all possible segments. GDP is government, development and performance. We have delivered on development and have better managed the economy. We are bringing down the fiscal deficit despite very challenging times, she said. Simultaneously, the budget also hinted towards the India, Middle East, European Corridor (IMEC) project to be continued irrespective of trouble in Red Sea.

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Are slums of India prepared for another wave of corona virus?

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3 mn readSlums were already at risk when pandemic hit the world. With no arrangements of hygiene, food, water and health, it has become worse for the people living there. ‘Before Covid we were surrounded by the same large heaps of waste that smells horrible, and today also we smell the same. We don’t have a proper water connection and so sometimes we go different places to store it for future’, said Jasmine who is a 16-year-old from slums of Delhi. When people are preparing their immunity system to fight against another wave, people like Jasmine is storing water for another day.

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Is India about to face third wave of Covid-19 due to rise in Omicron cases?

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3 mn readNew variant of Covid-19 Omicron, has started escalating its cases in India, shortly after it was acknowledged by authorities of World Health Organization. Until now, 266M people worldwide have been infected by Corona Virus and nearly 5.2M have been killed. Omicron cases in India has reached over 20 cases in different states, including New Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra. The first two cases were reported in Karnataka, out of which one is a South African National. More likely, all the reported cases were travelling from out of India.

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India with second largest population in world is moving forward with more than 95 crore Indians vaccinated

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3 mn readInitially people in India were hesitant with the vaccination process and hardly turned up at centres, when it all started. People were not treating it as a life saving step but were reluctant about the minor side effects it showed on some individuals. But today, approximately 66% of the Indian population is vaccinated with single dose and are moving forward speedily, as per the official data. According to the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, around half of the 18+ Indian population of the country have received at least one dose of the vaccination. Adding on to his statement, he said, ‘23% of the Indian population under 18+ have been fully vaccinated with both the doses. And that it is all because of the hardwork some states put in during the drive.’

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India approves J&J as a 5th vaccine for emergency use and is considered a much needed addition to the vaccine options

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3 mn readIndia is about to face third wave of Covid and before such a situation, Johnson & Johnson vaccine has got approval by Drugs controller General of India (DCGI). As per the information, one of the senior officers confirmed it that the day America’s pharmaceutical company submitted application regarding emergency use of their vaccine in the country, DCGI approved it without showing any delay, keeping in mind the present and future circumstances.

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Most Taiwanese don’t trust the domestic MVC COVID-19 vaccine

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2 mn readOn 27 July the vaccine registration platform conceived by the government of the Republic of China, which colonized Taiwan, was reopened and the MVC vaccine was added as an option. According to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), the vaccine can cause rare side effects such as facial nerve paralysis and high eye pressure.

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No Identity Card, No Vaccine

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3 mn readThe Government of Pakistan started the anti-Corona vaccination campaign a few months ago. Initially, the citizens above the age of 60 years were vaccinated and with the passage of time this age limit was dropped down to 40 years. In the latest policy statement shared by the Health and Information ministry, any one holding CNIC (Computerized National Identity Card) is eligible for the vaccination. In Pakistan, every citizen can apply for his/her national identity CNIC at the age of 18. This current policy created easy access for vaccination except those who do not have their CNIC.

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Low vaccination rates among Latinos in the U.S. are caused by lack of access, not “vaccine hesitancy”

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3 mn readRacial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. have been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Black and Latino communities are at higher risk of Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death compared to their white counterparts. Despite being affected at higher rates of Covid-19, the Hispanic/Latino population remains the second-least vaccinated group, after Black Americans.