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Postpone your Char Dham yatra, comorbid pilgrims toldUttarakhand director general of health Shailja Bhatt on Monday appealed to Char Dham pilgrims with comorbidities to postpone their journey. The advisory came a day after TOI reported that 16 deaths..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Heat wave affects persons with comorbidities, children morenewKerala.com - Published | |
Covid-19 4th wave: Majority of Covid-19 infected children in Delhi hospitals have comorbiditiesA total of 14 Covid-19 positive children are admitted to hospitals in the national capital, most of them have comorbiditiesDNA - Published | |
Haryana: Most patients succumbing to Covid-19 had no comorbiditiesIndian Express - Published | |
Those above 60 with comorbidities 15 times more likely to have breakthrough infection, reveals Covid-19 studyIndian Express - Published | |
Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country crosses 178.26 croreThe ministry said that so far, over 2.03 crore (2,03,60,743) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities. The daily..IndiaTimes - Published | |
810 of 1,022 deaths in Jan, Feb were of comorbidities: Health dept dataIndian Express - Published | |
Mumbai: Seniors form 87 per cent of Covid-19 deaths this yearMajority of the 304 victims had comorbidities such as diabetes and high blood pressure; one fatality was of a child aged below 9 yearsMid-Day - Published | |
Maharashtra: 58 individuals who were asymptomatic as Covid started died in JanuaryAs many as 58 individuals who succumbed to Covid-19 in the state in January were completely asymptomatic at the start of their illness. These patients, mostly elderly with comorbidities, deteriorated..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Third Covid wave has more younger patients, deaths due to co-morbidities: ICMRnewKerala.com - Published | |
West Bengal: Covid cases ebb but daily deaths at 30+ as co-morbidities take tollEven though the number of Covid cases has dropped sharply since the third wave peaked in early January, the number of deaths hasn't declined appreciably, hovering above 30 per day in Bengal and between..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Covid-19: Daily cases dip below 1k in city, 11 deaths reportedOf the 11 deceased, eight had comorbidities. While one of them was in the age group of 40-60, the rest were aged above 60Mid-Day - Published | |
Ahmedabad: Half of Covid patients needing hospitalization have obesityFat is not fit for fighting coronavirus. Even as hypertension and diabetes emerge as two most common comorbidities found among the Covid-19 patients, it has been found that if existing patients also..IndiaTimes - Published | Data analysis says 90 per cent who died had two comorbiditiesFor a majority of the city’s elderly, their underlying conditions proved too serious to overcome despite two doses of vaccineMid-Day - Published |
Fewer tests raise TPR to 4.73 per cent ; Mumbai sees 10 Covid-19 deathsEight of the Covid casualties had comorbidities. While one of them was in the age group of 40-60, the rest were above 60Mid-Day - Published | Aged with comorbidities make up 84% of Mumbai’s January Covid-19 tollMany people are testing positive for Covid in the third wave prompted by the highly transmissible Omicron variant but the rate of deaths is significantly lower than in the second wave, said a senior..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rather than Omicron, immunocompromised, comorbidities, age causing ICU admissions, deaths: Health ExpertnewKerala.com - Published | Covid-19: Mumbai cases fall below 2k, TPR drops marginallyNine of the Covid fatalities in Mumbai had comorbidities. While one of them was in the age group 40-60, the rest were above the age of 60Mid-Day - Published |
Coronavirus: Do you need the COVID booster shot?India has come up with guidelines on booster or precaution dose. With the new surge in COVID-19 cases and the new omicron variant, booster doses/precaution doses do seem to be a sigh of relief...IndiaTimes - Published | Covid-19 cases drop further in Mumbai but fatalities remain sameThe city’s TPR was at 10.01 percent. All the 12 fatalities in the city had comorbidities. While one was below 40 years of age, three of them were in the age of 40-60, the rest were above the age of..Mid-Day - Published |
Critical Covid-19 patients’ count goes over 580 in MumbaiThough most of them are seniors with comorbidities, hospitalisations aren’t coming down with falling casesMid-Day - Published | West Bengal: ‘Incidental Covid’ responsible for most deaths during third waveAround 30% of Bengal’s 554 Covid fatalities in the past month were from Kolkata, the state health department data revealed on Thursday. A majority of those who succumbed to Covid in the state during..IndiaTimes - Published |
Kerala: 20% rise in a day for oxygen bed occupancyAs the coronavirus infection fuels daily record infection rates in Kerala, public health experts fear that the most vulnerable this time are the senior citizens and those with comorbidities who were..IndiaTimes - Published | Occupancy of ICU beds in Kerala rises by 15% in a day, oxygen beds by 20%With surge in daily Covid cases, Kerala has seen a 15% increase in ICU bed occupancy and 20% increase in oxygen-bed occupancy within a day. As the coronavirus infection fuels daily record infection..IndiaTimes - Published |
‘Omicron patients under 60 with no comorbidities can start symptomatic treatment with paracetamol’Indian Express - Published | Delhi's Covid-19 cases reducing since past 3 days, says Health Minister Satyendar JainWhile the national capital rages with the Omicron variant, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that most deaths are due to comorbidities.DNA - Published |
Daily cases in Mumbai slide to 11,317; TPR at 20.6 per centOf those who died of the virus, seven comorbidities. While two of them were 40-60 years, the rest were above 60Mid-Day - Published | Delhi Covid-19 cases rising fast but hospitalisation and deaths low: CM Arvind KejriwalDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been saying that the hospitalisation rate has become stagnant which is an indication that the current wave has plateaued. According to him, 75 per cent of the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Kolkata: In hospital with other ailments, seniors find they are Covid positiveThe majority of patients admitted across Covid ICUs of Kolkata’s private hospitals are those who sought admission for comorbidities but tested positive on arrival.IndiaTimes - Published | Kala azar death in Jharkhand; state says cause comorbiditiesIndian Express - Published |
SRAM & MRAM Group Strengthens its PPE Manufacturing and Distribution in India to Address the Sudden Surge in COVID-19 CasesIndia recording a staggering number of fresh COVID-19 cases, the Omicron tally continuing to top the count, the nation is gearing up for administering the third '*precautionary dose*' to priority..NewsVoir - Published | USAID Partners with Local Governments and the Private Sector to Launch 90+ Mobile Units to Drive COVID-19 Vaccination uptake Amongst Rural Communities India is undertaking one of the world's largest vaccination campaigns and has made tremendous progress, with nearly 150 crore doses administered to date, and several million more each day. In order to..NewsVoir - Published |
Boosters for the vulnerable? Maharashtra Covid Task Force dividedCrucial meeting of Covid Task Force ends inconclusive, despite some members favouring a third dose for those with comorbidities among general populationMid-Day - Published | Rajasthan: Nearly 85k elderly, health and frontline staff get booster doseAccording to the health department, around 24.15 lakh are eligible for the precautionary dose. Out of this, 12.5 lakh are 60+ with comorbidities, 5.17 lakh HCWs and 6.48 lakh FLWs.IndiaTimes - Published |
ICMR`s latest advisory on who needs COVID-19 test and who doesn`tAny person, who has come in contact with a COVID-infected patient, does not need to be tested unless the person is identified in the `high-risk` category based on age or comorbidities.Zee News - Published | 46 Covid deaths in Delhi in 5 days, 34 patients had comorbidities, 25 aged above 60: Govt dataTwenty-five of these patients were aged above 60 and 14 aged between 41 and 60. Five fatalities were recorded in the 21-40 age group, while one patient each from the 0-15 and 16-20 age cohorts..IndiaTimes - Published |
Administration of ‘precaution dose’ of Covid vaccine to high-risk population begins todayMore than one crore health and frontline workers along with some citizens above 60 years of age suffering from comorbidities will be eligible to receive the third dose (Booster) of Covid-vaccines from..IndiaTimes - Published | Consider bankers as frontline workers for booster dose: AIBOC to FM Nirmala SitharamanThe government has said the precaution dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to be given to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 years and above with comorbidities from January 10.Zee News - Published |
Covid: Booster to be of same vaccine as previous 2 shots, says governmentThe ‘precaution dose’ (booster) for Covid-19 — which will be administered from January 10 to health and frontline workers, and those above 60 with comorbidities — will be of the same vaccine as..IndiaTimes - Published | Which COVID vaccine will be given as precautionary dose? Govt to take call soonICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said the government will issue clear cut recommendations on this before January 10, when administering of the precautionary dose to healthcare and frontline..Zee News - Published |
No prescription required for ‘precaution’ dose: Centre clears air about those above 60 with comorbiditiesUnion Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan categorically underlined that the government has not issued any directions on the requirement of the doctor`s certificate to establish comorbidity at the..Zee News - Published | 60.1 lakh in 15-18 years group eligible for Covid vaccination in Maharashtra: CentreThe state has 60.63 lakh adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years who will be eligible to get the Covid-19 shot, while the number of senior citizens with comorbidities qualifying for a booster dose..IndiaTimes - Published |
No prescription required for elderly population with comorbidities for precaution dosenewKerala.com - Published | Covid: 60+ won’t need doctor’s certificate for 3rd vaccine dosePeople above 60 years with comorbidities will not be required to upload or provide a medical certificate to be eligibile for the “precautionary” dose of Covid vaccine. However, they must consult..IndiaTimes - Published |
Booster dose: Here’s how people above 60 years of age can book vaccine slot on CoWINAs announced by PM of India Narendra Modi on the weekend, people above the age of 60 years with chronic disease or comorbidities will be able to get booster shot from January 10 onwards in their nearby..BGR India - Published | Senior citizens with co-morbidities will not require doctor certificate for precaution dose: CentreThe govt also said that people in the age group of 15-18 years can also get vaccinated directly by visiting the vaccination centre.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
No certificate required to prove comorbidity: Health Ministry on precaution dose for senior citizensThe Health Ministry has said that a certificate is not required for the administration of precaution doses to those about 60 with comorbidities.DNA - Published | Vaccination of children: When and where to register, what are the vaccine options for those in 15-18 age group?The vaccine option for those in the 15-18 age group would only be Covaxin, according to the "Guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of children between 15-18 years and precaution dose to HCWs, FLWs and..Zee News - Published |
'Precautionary dose' for 60+ with comorbidities 9 months after 2nd dose - Check new guidelinesBharat Biotech's Covaxin has been granted approval for restricted use in an emergency situation in the age group between 12 and 18 years.DNA - Published | |
