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Topic: Covid vaccination

No link between sudden deaths & Covid vaccination, says ICMR study. Family history, lifestyle factors

For the study, published in Indian Journal of Medical Research, the Indian Council of Medical Research examined 729 sudden death cases in apparently healthy individuals aged 18-45 yrs.

SubscriberWrites: Countries need to learn from history of vaccine inequality to contain Covid surge

Countries should move towards universal health care promised under SDG-3. The WHO-promoted pandemic treaty should be adopted to tackle future crises, writes Pragati Prava.

Bharat Biotech’s booster nasal vaccine on CoWIN from today as India strengthens Covid response

Official sources clarifeid that masks were not mandatory yet. Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra can also continue provided it adhered to Covid protocols, they said.

Hurt sentiments, multiplied by 10 & why we need rules for ads during ‘national interest’ content

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Covid-19 vaccine given to 39 Madhya Pradesh schoolchildren with same syringe, FIR lodged

The incident occurred at the Jain Higher Secondary School in Sagar during a mega vaccination drive. The vaccinator escaped the scene after parents raised an alarm.

Modi govt Covid vaccination policy ‘sound’, but no one can be forced to take jab, says SC

Verdict came on petition filed by former member of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. He sought disclosure of Covid vaccine trial data & stay on ‘vaccine mandates’.

Nobody can be forced to get vaccinated, but policy not unreasonable, says Supreme Court

Top court asks states to recall restrictions on the unvaccinated and directed Centre to make public adverse effects of vaccines.

Persisting with masks after vaccination has major economic, health benefits, Lancet study says

Face mask use in public indoor spaces for at least 2 weeks after achieving 70% vaccination coverage reduces hospitalisation and deaths, the study says.

India’s cumulative Covid vaccination coverage exceeds 177.17 crore

23,598 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients is now at 4,22,70,482, according to the health ministry.

Biden’s faltering global vaccine push echoes his stalled domestic inoculation efforts

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has acknowledged that the globe isn't on pace to meet target of vaccinating 70% of human population by 2022-end, set in 2021 by Biden and WHO.

On Camera

Climate change doesn’t just affect poor people, farmers. Cities and banks aren’t safe either

In India, only 17% of public sector banks and 25% of private sector banks claimed to have an internal strategy for integrating climate risks into their risk management framework.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.