Category: Health
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New Zealand returned vaccine trial volunteer moves to Indian court to declare Covishield unsafe
Note: COVIShield Vaccine is safe and there is no evidence to contrary. Chennai-based Asif Riaz has moved court claiming that he suffered severe side effects and had to be hospitalised. The litigant was given a dose of Serum Institute of India produced Oxford-AstraZeneca‘s COVISHIELD vaccine in its third phase. The plea filed in the Madras…
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Australia’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program starts next week, Here is the list of locations
Australia’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program will commence from next week. People in priority groups who are most at risk and who need protection the most – will receive a vaccine first. The rollout will begin with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and following the approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Tuesday, will include the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine…
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Here is the list of restrictions as Victoria prepares to go back to work, school, and a bit of normal life
After very uncomfortable press conferences for last three days Premier of Victoria was all smiles. Daniel Andrews announced, “Today is good news.” He says, Because of the efforts of every Victorian – the sacrifices and the hard slog – we can be confident that slowly, and surely, we are driving the virus into the ground.…
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Top 5 tips for managing mental well-being during the COVID19 lockdown
Are you feeling anxious or depressed due to the ongoing lockdowns and disruption in your daily routine? According to experts, it is understandable to feel distressed and anxious in times of change. They suggest that if you feel overwhelmed, it is important to ask for help from a professional. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected our lives…
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COVID is keeping us in our homes, but what makes working there success or failure?
Abbas Shieh, Islamic Azad University and Robert Freestone, UNSW The industrial revolution transformed cities, resulting in places of residence and work becoming more distant than ever before. This spatial segregation is still largely embedded in the design of our cities today. But the COVID-19 pandemic might have brought our cities to a similarly dramatic turning…
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India ships 22 million COVID vaccines to 22 countries
Till date, India has shipped a total of 229.7 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines to countries worldwide. Out of this 64.7 lakh doses were donated as grants, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava informed media. “As of date, we have supplied a total of 229.7 lakh doses to the global community. Of these, 64.7…
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No international passengers allowed into Victoria
Victoria’s hotel quarantine system has been halted once again by Premier Daniel Andrews. All international arrivals will cease from Saturday, spokeswoman for the Premier said. “As part of the circuit-breaker action taken today, we have paused all international passenger flights from tomorrow (Saturday, February 13) – excluding those already in transit.” Under the lockdown, all…
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Victoria lockdown: Check what you can or can’t do from 11.59 pm tonight for 5 days
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that stage four measures will be reintroduced and the state will go to lockdown from 11.59 pm tonight until 11.59 pm Wednesday for five days. Premier in an emotional written statements said, DHHS has provided following information to guide community to what and how they should conduct their lives…
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Canada finally calls India for COVID vaccine
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau that India would do its best to facilitate supplies of COVID vaccines sought by Canada. This much needed telephone call comes after criticism from the opposition parties in Canada. A few days ago Michelle Rempel Garner, the shadow minister of health for the…
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COVID Alert: “Sunbury Square Shopping Centre” classified Tier-2 exposer site as Holiday Inn cluster grows
Melbourne’s North-Western suburbs Sunshine shopping centre has been put on COVID19 alert as an outbreak connected to the hotel Holiday Inn grows. Late last night Victoria’s Department of Health issued a statement confirming that a third worker at Melbourne Airport’s quarantine hotel Holiday Inn and another guest has tested positive of coronavirus. Total number of…
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What is wrong with quarantine hotels? Is it time to move hotel quarantine out of cities?
Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia Victorians awoke to news this morning that another hotel quarantine staff member has tested positive for COVID, this time from the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport. It’s the second case in a Victorian quarantine hotel in less than a week, after a resident support worker from the Grand Hyatt…
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Australia must vaccinate 200,000 adults a day to meet October target: new modeling
Mark Hanly, UNSW; C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW; Louisa Jorm, UNSW; Oisin Fitzgerald, UNSW, and Timothy Churches, UNSW If R nought was the number on your lips last year, then the statistic du jour this year will be the daily number of vaccinations administered. This is the key number that will determine when we can stop…
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COVID19: Federal Government confirms ‘digital vaccine certificate’ system on smartphones
The Australian federal government has revealed its plans for digital coronavirus vaccine certificates.Under the plan, Australians who are inoculated against COVID-19 will be able to show their proof of vaccination certificates on smartphones. The certificates will play a key role in the rollout of vaccines with the government considering making vaccines mandatory in high-risk settings…
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Can my boss make me get a COVID vaccination? Yes, but it depends on your…
Cecilia Anthony Das, Edith Cowan University and Kenneth Yin, Edith Cowan University As Australia prepares to roll out a national vaccination program – aiming for a 95% uptake rate – big questions remain for employers and employees. Employers have a clear incentive to want employees vaccinated, to protect clients and co-workers as well as to…
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Melbourne COVID 19: One more Hotel quarantine worker tests positive, new exposer sites named
A Hotel Quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has also tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual was tested on 4 Feb, returning a negative result. After returning to work on 7 Feb, developed symptoms, was tested and returned a positive result. The individual is being interviewed and a full public health…
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Free COVID 19 vaccine will be provided to all residents including International Students and temporary visa holders
Australia’s National Cabinet met on 5 February 2021 to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response, the Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and management of Australia’s borders in the context of the emergence of new variants. The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, provided an update on the latest epidemiological data and medical advice in relation to COVID-19. There…
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Australia to increase international passenger arrival numbers from 15 February
Australia’s National Cabinet met on 5 February 2021 to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response, the Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and management of Australia’s borders in the context of the emergence of new variants. The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, provided an update on the latest epidemiological data and medical advice in relation to COVID-19. There…
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India donates COVID19 vaccine to Rihanna’s home country
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 100,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca anti-coronavirus vaccine. Recently, the Barbadian singer Rihanna has tweeted about farmers’ protest in India. Her tweet resulted in a huge outcry and backlash in India. India’s Home Minister Amit Shah, prominent ministers, Bollywood stars and cricketers have tweeted supporting…
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Have you visited any of these Tier 1 exposure sites in Melbourne? If yes, please isolate immediately and get tested
Anyone who has visited these Tier 1 exposure sites during these times must immediately isolate, get a coronavirus (COVID-19) test, and remain isolated for 14 days. The locations on this list are not a current risk to the public and you can visit them in line with current restrictions. DHHS is making every effort to contact businesses…
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Victoria COVID-19 Alert: New statewide restrictions announced, Get tested immediately if you been to one of these sites
A Hotel Quarantine worker at the Grand Hyatt Hotel has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual last worked at the Grand Hyatt on 29 January and was tested at the end of their shift, returning a negative result. Subsequently, he developed symptoms and was tested again on 2 February. He returned a positive result…
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Victoria allows 75 percent office worker capacity from Monday 8 February 2021
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that office-based workplaces in both the public and private sectors can return to 75 percent capacity from Monday 8 February 2021. This is the next step in Victoria’s staged return to work and will be accelerated next week with new health advice allowing office-based workers to return to three fourth…
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$5 million advertising campaign to boost domestic tourism in Australia
Are you ready for ‘Holiday Here This Year’? Which part of Australia would you like to visit in 2021? A new advertisement campaign has been launched today with the purpose to drive local tourism in Australia. A week-long tourism advertisement blitz will encourage Australians to book domestic holidays and give the local tourism industry a…
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COVID 19: Where are we now? What have we learned in the last 12 months?
A novel strain of coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei province with a population of 11 million, after an outbreak of pneumonia without an obvious cause. The virus has now spread to over 200 countries and territories across the globe, and was characterised as a pandemic by…
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Integration of migrants and their health outcome can be helped by ‘Apps’
A new study has discovered that mobile apps can play a vital role in helping immigrants integrate into new cultures, as well as provide physical and mental health benefits.The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Computers in Human Behavior’. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) surveyed new migrants and refugees undertaking free…
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Indian doctor got vaccinated without his wife: Their conversation is now viral on social media
Recently, a Delhi-based senior cardiologist and Padma Shri recipient Dr K K Aggarwal got himself vaccinated against Covid-19 alone. He was live-streaming himself when he received a call from his wife. On phone, Dr Aggarwal had to face the wrath of his wife. Mrs Aggarwal was heard scolding him over a phone call that is…
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BREAKING: Queensland to open border to New South Wales next month
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that the state’s border with NSW will open on February 1. “Credit to New South Wales. They got on top of their cases,” Ms Palaszczuk said. She added, “Our Chief Health Officer was delighted last night when she briefed me and I think it’s great news.” Many NSW residents have been shut out…
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Australia approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Australia has approved the coronavirus vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech, announced Prime Minister Scott Morrison.“The Therapeutic Goods Administration has today provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia. This is an important step in our fight against this terrible virus,” Morrison wrote in a tweet. According to a statement by the Prime Minister’s…
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Coronavirus: is it safe for kids to go back to school? Do you also have these concerns?
Asha Bowen, Telethon Kids Institute; Archana Koirala, University of Sydney; Fiona Russell, University of Melbourne; Kristine Macartney, University of Sydney, and Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute A year ago, in late January 2020, Australia reported its first cases of COVID-19. Since then, we have seen almost 29,000 confirmed cases and 909 deaths. As cases…
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Hanumanji brings ‘Sanjivini’ to Brazil to cure COVID19
After India dispatched two million doses of Covishield vaccines to Brazil on Friday, Brazilian President Jair M. Bolosonaro has thanked India for the vaccines and the “great partnership” during the coronavirus pandemic. “Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts. Thank you for assisting us with the…
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WHO may introduce immunisation passports for international travel amid COVID-19 pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not rule out the introduction of immunisation passports for international travel if the situation with Covid-19 changes, Michael Ryan, director of the WHO health emergencies program, said on Friday. “If you look at the recommendation made by the committee on vaccination for travelers, it says “at the present time.”…
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Indian PM Modi launches world’s largest vaccination drive against COVID-19
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the country’s vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing.Billed as the world’s largest vaccination program, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by…
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Why Vic, QLD, and NSW are managing COVID outbreaks in their own ways? And how all are world-standard
Hassan Vally, La Trobe University It hasn’t been the start to 2021 many of us wanted. In the past three weeks Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales have dealt with fresh COVID outbreaks, but it’s worth remembering each have faced unique challenges, and tackled them in different ways. Despite their differences, however, all three have…
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Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan directs states to be vigilant against rumours on COVID-19 vaccine
In a bid to conduct the smooth implementation of a second dry run on the COVID-19 vaccination on Friday, Indian Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has directed all States/Union Territories to be vigilant against rumours and disinformation campaigns regarding the safety and efficacy of the approved COVID-19 vaccines.Vardhan chaired a high-level meeting with the entire…
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India approves two COVID-19 vaccines of SII and Bharat Biotech
COVID-19 vaccines of Serum Institue of India and Bharat Biotech have been granted permission for restricted use in emergency situation, said Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday. “After adequate examination, CDSCO has decided to accept the recommendations of the Expert Committee and accordingly, vaccines of M/s Serum and M/s Bharat Biotech are being…