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fortismumbai · 3 years

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5 Questions on the Covid-19 Vaccine Answered - Fortis Mulund

COVID 19 outbreak was declared as a pandemic by the WHO on 11th March 2020 and since then life has never been the same for most of us. The onset of the second wave has shown that things may not be settling down any time soon and we may have to learn to live with the virus for some time. Healthcare has been the worst affected as the number of patients requiring treatment for COVID 19 continues to increase steadily with resources being diverted for the same. This has profoundly impacted the care of other “non-COVID” patients who have been struggling to get treatment for their diseases. Cancer patients have also been affected for many reasons. Firstly, if diagnosis and treatment of cancer is delayed, it may upstage the disease leading to poorer outcomes. Secondly, treatment of cancer using various drugs including chemotherapy may lead to a lower immunity and a greater susceptibility to effects of COVID -19. Various preliminary studies have shown an increase in severe complications and deaths with COVID in cancer patients. Finally, cancer patients need to regularly travel and visit hospitals for their ongoing treatment putting them at an increased risk of exposure to the virus.

Who is at most risk?

Patients suffering from blood cancers.

Patients who are on active treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy or have received chemotherapy within the last three months.

Patients who have undergone bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant in the last six months or are still taking drugs for immunosuppression.

As treatment of cancer must not be delayed or compromised for the sake of best results, it is important to understand a few precautions one can take to minimize the risk of “catching” COVID.

Wear a mask PROPERLY. Mask is the only protection against COVID once you step out of your home. The mask should cover your nose and mouth at all times. DO NOT keep touching or adjusting your mask. This also goes for the care-givers of cancer patients as they can also carry the virus to their loved ones if they get infected.

DO NOT step out of the house unless absolutely necessary. Avoid crowded and closed places. Open spaces with good ventilation have less risk of virus transmission.

Hand hygiene. Both patient and their care-givers should make sure they wash their hands thoroughly and regularly.

Try to remain isolated within the house if possible. Wear a mask in the house if possible.

Curtail the number of visitors. The more number of people you meet, the more the risk of getting infected.

When in hospital for treatment, restrict your movements within the hospital to OPD and/or treatment center only. Avoid cafeterias. Get a packed lunch or snack from home if food is not provided.

Tele consultation. Most doctors are doing online consultations in these times. Try to use this facility where possible so you can avoid travel.

Understand about the symptoms of COVID. Immediately inform your doctor if you or your family member develop, sore throat, cough, congestion or runny nose, fever, bodyache, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath. In case of such symptoms do not come to OPD but come to the ER where isolation facilities are in place.

COVID vaccination in cancer patients.

In India currently two vaccines are available - The AstraZeneca / serum institute ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (Covishield) and the Bharat biotech inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, BBV152 (Covaxin). Both the vaccines have shown safety and efficacy in clinical trials. However most clinical trial patients have not included patients with cancer. So limited data are available regarding the safety and efficacy of these vaccines in cancer afflicted patients.

There is a concern about using live vaccines in patients with low immunity, however, none of these are live vaccines. The other concern is whether these patients will mount any immune response to the vaccine in view of their compromised immune status.

Due to the increased risk of severe illness and mortality due to COVID in cancer patients it is recommended that all cancer patients above the age of 18 years should get vaccinated against COVID. The schedule of vaccine will depend on the kind of cancer and the type of chemotherapy. It is advisable to consult your oncologist before going for vaccination.

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2 Covid-19 vaccine recipients die in Telangana, Gujarat; officials blame comorbidities

VADODARA/HYDERABAD: A 30-year-old Gujarat sanitation worker with a suspected cardiac condition died within hours of getting a Covid-19 vaccine shot on Sunday while a 55-year-old health worker in Telangana who had taken ill on the 10th day since her vaccination succumbed to what health officials termed “underlying co-morbidities”. In both cases, which took the number of people dying in India post-vaccination to 12, family members blamed alleged side-effects of the Covishield vaccine for the deaths. In Vadodara, municipal corporation employee Jignesh Solanki’s health deteriorated rapidly after he was forced to take the vaccine at his workplace, his brother Ganesh alleged. He was taken to SSG Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. “He became unconscious three to four hours after the vaccine was administered. Had there been any reaction due to the vaccine, it would have happened within the first 30 minutes,” Dr Ranjan Aiyer, superintendent of SSG Hospital, said. Civic medical officer Dr Devesh Patel said the body was sent for post-mortem to pinpoint the exact cause of death. “The medical history of the deceased shows that he was suffering from compensated heart disease since 2016.” Telangana’s third death post-vaccination was reported at Kasipet in Mancherial district. The deceased, whose name the health authorities withheld, had been administered a dose of Covishield on January 19 at a primary health centre in Kasipet, apparently didn’t experience any problems until last Friday.

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2021/02/01/2-covid-19-vaccine-recipients-die-in-telangana-gujarat-officials-blame-comorbidities/

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brajeshupadhyay · 4 years

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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Many states/UT's recovery rate figures better than national average, says Centre

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Coronavirus in Kerala LATEST Updates

Kerala govt issues guidelines for Onam celebrations in view of pandemic

Kerala Government issues Guidelines for Onam celebrations: ▪️ Crowding in the name of Ona-Sadhya shall be avoided ▪️ No Public Onam Celebrations shall be allowed ▪️ All shop owners shall ensure there is no crowding pic.twitter.com/xqDPevYScC

— Prasar Bharati News Services (@PBNS_India) August 27, 2020

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Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Moderna says vaccine creates immune response in elderly people, no side effects

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday that the initial report shows that its COVID-19 vaccine-induced immune responses in older adults that were similar to younger participants, reports LiveMint. The drugmaker said the immune responses in those aged between 56 and 70 years, above 70 and those in the age-group of 18 and 55 were similar.

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Coronavirus in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Religious places in Rajasthan to reopen from 7 Sept

All religious places in Rajasthan will reopen for public from 7 September, months after they were closed due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an official statement said on Wednesday. The decision was taken during a review meeting on the coronavirus situation in the state chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Social distancing norms will have to be followed and all religious places will be sanitised from time to time, the statement said. District collectors and superintendents of police will carry out inspections and ensure all safety measures are taken, it said.

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Coronavirus in Karnataka LATEST Updates

Karnataka to open degree colleges from 1 September

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr Ashwath Narayana CN on Wednesday had announced that academic year for various degree courses will commence from the 1 September with online classes. Offline classes will be conducted starting in October, he said.

The development comes amid the controversy regarding the holding of JEE, NEET examinations.

Narayana said that the department is awaiting guidelines from the central government on conducting offline classes as well as the few degree exams to be conducted in September.

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Coronavirus in West Bengal LATEST Updates

Ensure no flights 7, 11 and 12 Sept: WB govt to civil aviation ministry

West Bengal Government in a letter to Union Ministry of Civil Aviation asked the ministry to ensure that there is no flight coming to or going out of any airport of West Bengal on 7, 11 and 12 September as the state will observe complete lockdown on these three days.

The government also aid restriction on flights coming in from six cities, viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad, is being partially lifted from 1 September onwards. Flights from these cities can come to the state thrice a week.

Ensure that there is no flight coming to or going out of any airport of West Bengal on 7th, 11th & 12th September as the state will observe complete lockdown on these three days: West Bengal Government in a letter to Union Ministry of Civil Aviation pic.twitter.com/a2mlH6zTLG

— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2020

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Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Many states/UT have better numbers than national average, says Centre

According to the ministry of health and family welfare, early identification through aggressive testing, comprehensive surveillance and contact tracing, and focus on the timely and efficient clinical treatment of patients have ensured a high number of speedy recoveries. This has also kept the Case Fatality Rate low.

"Many states/UTs have performed better with more encouraging figures than the national average for the recovery rate and fatality rate," the ministry said.

#IndiaFightsCorona Early identification through aggressive TESTING, comprehensive surveillance & contact TRACING, and focus on timely and efficient clinical TREATMENT of patients have ensured high number of speedy recoveries. This has also kept the Case Fatality Rate low. pic.twitter.com/gNruO7ZtZ9

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 27, 2020

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Coronavirus in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

3,244 new coronavirus cases in Pune district, 62 deaths

Pune district reported 3,244 new coronavirus cases since the previous evening which took its case count to 1,53,141, a health official said on Wednesday.

The death toll reached 3,804 with 62 patients succumbing to the infection, he added. "Of the 3,244 cases, 1,617 are in Pune Municipal Corporation limits, which has recorded 87,317 cases so far.

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Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Mamata Banerjee, Amarinder Singh call for approaching SC for postponing JEE, NEET

At a virtual meeting called by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday, Opposition chief ministers mounted an attack on the Central Government over various issues such as pending GST compensation due to the states, and economic situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the meeting, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said that all chief minsietrs must together approach the Supreme Court seeking that the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) exams be postponed.

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Coronavirus LATEST Updates: India's COVID-19 caseload reached 32.34 lakh on Wednesday amid a growing clamour against the Centre's decision to hold NEET and JEE (Main) exams as scheduled.

The chief ministers of seven non-BJP ruled states held a virtual meeting on Wednesday, asserting that the national level entrance exams could put lakhs of students across India at the risk of contracting the virus.

In the meeting called by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, the chief ministers of the seven non-BJP ruled states agreed to file a review petition urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its recent order rejecting the postponement of the competitive exams.

The AAP and the DMK too have supported the demand to postpone the NEET and JEE (Main), with Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia asking the Central government to work out alternative methods for selecting students.

Some states on Wednesday also announced measures like cancellation or postponement of state-level exams and to keep educational institutions shut in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

In Maharashtra, which recorded its highest single-day surge of 14,888 new infections, the state Cabinet decided to postpone all examinations of the state Public Service Commission. A revised scheduled will be shared at a later date, said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

In Odisha, which has reported 87,602 cases of the novel coronavirus infection so far, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that educational institutions will remain closed till the end of the Durga Puja vacation.

The five-day Durga Puja festival is slated to be held from 22 to 26 October.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswami said that except for final semester exams, all other examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate students are cancelled.

However, in BJP-ruled Karnataka, deputy chief minister and higher education minister CN Ashwath Narayan said that the government has given the go-ahead for colleges to resume from 1 October, adding that guidelines in this regard were awaited from the Centre. Online classes would begin next month, the minister said.

Educational institutions across the country have remained shut since a lockdown to contain the spread of the viral infection was imposed in March.

Meanwhile, the Congress announced protests by its state units on 28 August in front of Central Government offices at state and district headquarters, besides a nationwide online campaign, #SpeakUpForStudentSaftey.

India reports 67,151 new cases, 1,059 deaths

India's cumulative case count rose to 32.34 lakh on Wednesday with 67,151 more people testing positive for the infection, while the recoveries surged to 24,67,758, said the health ministry its morning update. The toll from the virus climbed to 59,449 with 1,059 more fatalities.

The recovery rate rose to 76.30 percent with 63,173 more people recuperating from the disease in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Wednesday. The case fatality rate now stands at 1.84 percent, the ministry said.

There are 7,07,267 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 21.87 percent of the total 32,34,474 infections, the ministry data showed.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 3,76,51,512 tests have been conducted so far, of which 8,23,992 samples were tested on Tuesday.

Phase-2 trials of Oxford vaccine begin in Pune

Meanwhile, Phase II clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' , being manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), began at the city's Bharti Vidyapeeth's Medical College and Hospital, where at least two volunteers were administered doses of the vaccine.

"Doctors at the hospital administered the first shot of the 'Covishield' vaccine to a 32-year-old man after his reports of COVID-19 and antibodies tests came out negative," Medical Director of Bharti Vidyapeeth's Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr Sanjay Lalwani, said, adding that another 48-year-old male volunteer was also given the vaccine.

According to Dr Lalwani, a total of 25 candidates will be given the vaccine in the next seven days.

Maharashtra defers MPSC exams, Karnataka plans to open colleges in October

With several states reporting new cases and fatalities, some state governments announced steps to allay the concerns of students and their parents.

Odisha, which registered its highest single-day spurt of 3,371 new cases on Wednesday, decided that all educational institutions in the state would remain closed till the Durga Puja vacations. The state government also announced that school syllabus up to class 12 will be reduced by 30 percent for the current academic session.

The fresh infections have pushed the number of active cases in the state to 27,638, while the toll has reached 441.

Maharashtra reported its single-day highest spike of 14,888 coronavirus cases which took the case count to 7,18,711. The toll in the state due to the virus reached 23,089 with the addition of 295 fatalities.

In Mumbai, 1,854 new cases and 28 deaths were reported during the day. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the city thus rose to 1,39,537 and toll to 7,505.

Pune city reported 1,640 new cases along with 37 deaths. State Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar said that all the MPSC exams were being put off due to the COVID-19situation in the state.

In a significant decision for the transport sector hit hard by the lockdown, the government has decided to waive vehicle tax on public transport and goods vehicles, said the CMO. The waiver will be effective for the period between 1 April, 2020 and 30 September, 2020.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan final year examinations will be scheduled for all the undergraduate, diploma and engineering students alongside the commencement of classes, adding that arrear exams will also be held.

"The government has decided to get the ball rolling on all academic activities online from next month. In addition, all colleges will start in October and students are expected to attend classes in person," he said.

In Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister E Palaniswami said that except the final semester exams, students who have paid fees for subjects related to other semesters and waiting for exams shall be exempted from taking the examinations and they would be awarded marks. Palaniswami said he has directed the Higher Education Department to issue a detailed Government Order on the matter.

Tamil Nadu saw 5,958 fresh coronavirus cases that pushed the tally to 3,97,261, while 118 deaths took the toll to 6,839.

In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said COVID-19 tests will be doubled to 40,000 per day within a week since there has been a "marginal" increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city.

The National Capital recorded 1,693 new cases — its highest daily spike in the last 45 days. The total caseload rose to 1,65,764 while 17 fatalities pushed the toll to 4,347.

25 MLAs in Punjab test positive, Tarun Gogoi hospitalised

The list of politicians testing positive continued to grow on Wednesday.

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said that 23 MLAs and ministers are coronavirus positive with just two days to go before the state Assembly Session. Three among the 23 MLAs are Cabinet ministers.

"If this is the state of the legislators and ministers, one can only imagine how grave the situation on the ground is," he said, while registering his opposition to the exams being held in September.

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The veteran Congress leader urged all those who came in contact with him recently to get tested. Gogoi, who represents the Titabor Assembly constituency in Jorhat district, is the 13th Assam legislator to be diagnosed with COVID-19.

His former cabinet colleague Ajanta Neog, the MLA from Golaghat, tested COVID-positive on Tuesday and was admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.

Another former Congress minister and legislator from Samaguri constituency in Nagaon, Rakibul Hussain, and his wife had earlier tested COVID-positive.

Gogoi, who has initially advised home isolation, was admitted to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Wednesday night.

Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a nine-member committee under the chairmanship of the head of Pulmonary Medicine department Dr Jogesh Sarma has been constituted to monitor the health status of the former chief minister.

With inputs from PTI

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fortismumbai · 3 years

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Cancer and COVID-19: What Do We Really Need to Know?

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