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Topic: Influenza

Welfare in India was born in crisis—UK professor’s book traces its evolution

The panel on Louise Tillin’s book featured economist Jean Drèze, former CPR CEO Yamini Aiyar, HT editor Roshan Kishore, and political scientist Niraja Gopal Jayal.

Bengaluru HMPV cases are infants who didn’t go abroad. Govt says no unusual surge in respiratory illness

Of the two infant patients, one has been discharged, while the other is recovering. Experts & Centre stress Human Metapneumovirus not new & has been circulating for many years.

In a 1st for US, its FDA approves at-home use of nasal flu vaccine; India’s version yet to gain traction

US's FluMist can now be administered by a healthcare provider or by recipient or caregiver aged 18 or above. India's Nasovac S4 faces hurdles like cost, availability & low acceptance.

Panic in Gurugram, NCR as ‘new killer’ spreads net. Spurt in ‘old’ influenza cases brings fresh worry

One of 2 reported H3N2 mortalities was of lung cancer patient in Haryana, who tested positive for influenza in Jan. Other deceased from Karnataka. Govt monitoring situation, told people to not panic.

Govt tracking seasonal influenza trend, 2 deaths confirmed from virulent H3N2 subtype

India witnesses two virus peaks every year — one from Jan to March and the other after monsoons.

Influenza subtype A H3N2 major cause behind respiratory illness flare-up across India, says ICMR

About half of all inpatients, admitted for severe acute respiratory infections, and outpatients, being treated for influenza-like illness, were found to have H3N2, said ICMR.

How Covid ‘downsized’ India’s influenza problem & why experts say it’s not good news yet

Data shows India has reported just 65 cases of influenza and no related deaths as of July this year. In 2019, the year before Covid, there had been 28,798 cases and 1,218 deaths.

How nasal bacteria could hold key to improving intranasal Covid vaccines

A new study reveals virus-specific antibody responses can be enhanced by disrupting nasal bacteria with antibodies.

Precautions against Covid may have just killed the flu this year

Masks and social distancing seem to have stopped a disease the tactics weren't even targeting. Maybe we can learn from that.

As Covid cases spike again, Delhi govt tells hospitals to be prepared for dengue, malaria too

Delhi govt advisory details the tests hospitals should be ready to conduct, and directs physicians to give antiviral oseltamivir to all Covid patients if there’s a flu outbreak.

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.