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TopicFlu vaccine

Topic: flu vaccine

‘Ease of administration, reduced hesitancy’ — India’s 1st nasal flu vaccine raises hope of acceptance

Mylab & Serum Institute of India launched Nasovac S4 last week. It's being seen as major step towards increasing acceptance of flu vaccines in India, where uptake has been low.

Vaccinations reduce chance of Covid death in India to 0.4%, says ICMR study

The findings underscore crucial role of vaccines in preventing extreme outcomes among Covid patients and allays doubts around vaccine efficacy, especially with respect to delta variant.

Flu vaccine could reduce risk of stroke, sepsis, blood clots in Covid patients, study finds

The study, however, said the flu vaccine did not lessen chances of death from Covid and warned that flu shots can not be a replacement for Covid vaccines.

No difference in hospitalisation, ICU admission rates among kids with Covid & flu — US study

US study published in JAMA says there may be additional complications in Covid-19 management in flu season, recommends influenza vaccination.

Flu vaccine could reduce risk of Alzheimer’s and heart diseases, studies say

The findings were revealed at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference and the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2020 Scientific Sessions.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.