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ASHA Workers' Struggle For Survival In Shadows Outside WHO Spotlight
Come rain, sun, hail or indeed a contagion, the band of women who form the bedrock of India's rural healthcare system slog on, anonymous, underpaid and mostly unsung until last week when the WHO honoured them for their efforts in controlling Covid.
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Paid Booster Shots For All Adults From Sunday
Those above 18 years of age will have to pay for their Covid booster shot unless they are above 60, healthcare workers or frontline staff.
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China Sends Military, Doctors To Covid Test 26 Million Shanghai Residents
China sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help execute COVID19 tests for all of its 26 million residents on Monday, in one of its biggest ever
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German Man Paid To Get COVID-19 Shot 87 Times: Report
A healthcare worker at one of the centres in Dresden recognised the man as he arrived to get a vaccination shot.
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Omicron Surge Strains Canada's Hospital System, Hits Health Workers
After a year as an emergency department nurse at a busy Toronto hospital in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Aimee Earhart called it quits last week. "We're just burnt out all the time," Earhart said.
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Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Begins Today: Why You Must Take It
Frontlineand healthcare workers and citizens above the age of 60 and with co-morbidities are now eligible for the booster dose of the vaccine.
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Watch: In Himachal, Health Workers Brave Snow To Deliver On Vaccine Promise
Over past few days, various parts of Himachal Pradesh have seen moderate to heavy snowfall. Days ago, Shimla received its first snowfall of the year. However, despite the harsh weather conditions, healthcare workers are carrying out vaccination
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3rd Covaxin Dose Holds Promise: Medical Body Ahead Of Booster Dose Drive
Third dose of Covaxin holds promise, Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday just a day before government plans to administer 'precaution' doses of Covid vaccines to frontline, healthcare workers and senior citizens with co-morbidities.
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Same Covid Vaccine Given Before To Be Administered As 'Precaution' Dose: Centre
The Centre on Thursday told all states and UTs that the same COVID-19 vaccine which was administered as first two doses would be given as a precaution dose to healthcare and frontline workers, besides the elderly suffering from co-morbidities.
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Hundreds Of Doctors Test Positive In Big Worry As Covid Cases Shoot Up
A worrying number of doctors and healthcare workers - the first line of defence against COVID-19 - are among tens of thousands testing positive every day, as the third wave threatens to overwhelm the country's medical infrastructure.
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Decision On Which Covid Vaccine To Be Given As Booster Dose Soon
There have been extensive deliberations on whether the precautionary (third) dose of Covid vaccine for healthcare and frontline workers and citizens above 60 years with comorbidities should be the same as the first two doses.
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"No Jab, No Job": New Zealand's "Bold" Vaccine Rule For Frontline Workers
New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers and teachers to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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Watch: Health Minister's Vaccine Landmark Celebration At Delhi Hospital
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya sent for laddoos, celebrating with healthcare workers, as India crossed the milestone of two crore Covid vaccinations in a day for the first time in a major push to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday
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Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Found In 25% Healthcare Staff: Study
A little over 25 per cent of healthcare workers were infected with coronavirus despite getting fully jabbed, a recent study has revealed, giving an insight on the breakthrough infections due to the Delta variant.
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Hong Kong Announces Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccines For Key Sectors
Hong Kong civil servants, teachers and healthcare workers must get vaccinated against the coronavirus or pay for regular testing, the city's leader announced Monday, as her administration adopted a push into mandatory inoculations.
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ASHA Workers' Struggle For Survival In Shadows Outside WHO Spotlight
Come rain, sun, hail or indeed a contagion, the band of women who form the bedrock of India's rural healthcare system slog on, anonymous, underpaid and mostly unsung until last week when the WHO honoured them for their efforts in controlling Covid.
-
Paid Booster Shots For All Adults From Sunday
Those above 18 years of age will have to pay for their Covid booster shot unless they are above 60, healthcare workers or frontline staff.
-
China Sends Military, Doctors To Covid Test 26 Million Shanghai Residents
China sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help execute COVID19 tests for all of its 26 million residents on Monday, in one of its biggest ever
-
German Man Paid To Get COVID-19 Shot 87 Times: Report
A healthcare worker at one of the centres in Dresden recognised the man as he arrived to get a vaccination shot.
-
Omicron Surge Strains Canada's Hospital System, Hits Health Workers
After a year as an emergency department nurse at a busy Toronto hospital in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Aimee Earhart called it quits last week. "We're just burnt out all the time," Earhart said.
-
Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Begins Today: Why You Must Take It
Frontlineand healthcare workers and citizens above the age of 60 and with co-morbidities are now eligible for the booster dose of the vaccine.
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Watch: In Himachal, Health Workers Brave Snow To Deliver On Vaccine Promise
Over past few days, various parts of Himachal Pradesh have seen moderate to heavy snowfall. Days ago, Shimla received its first snowfall of the year. However, despite the harsh weather conditions, healthcare workers are carrying out vaccination
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3rd Covaxin Dose Holds Promise: Medical Body Ahead Of Booster Dose Drive
Third dose of Covaxin holds promise, Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday just a day before government plans to administer 'precaution' doses of Covid vaccines to frontline, healthcare workers and senior citizens with co-morbidities.
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Same Covid Vaccine Given Before To Be Administered As 'Precaution' Dose: Centre
The Centre on Thursday told all states and UTs that the same COVID-19 vaccine which was administered as first two doses would be given as a precaution dose to healthcare and frontline workers, besides the elderly suffering from co-morbidities.
-
Hundreds Of Doctors Test Positive In Big Worry As Covid Cases Shoot Up
A worrying number of doctors and healthcare workers - the first line of defence against COVID-19 - are among tens of thousands testing positive every day, as the third wave threatens to overwhelm the country's medical infrastructure.
-
Decision On Which Covid Vaccine To Be Given As Booster Dose Soon
There have been extensive deliberations on whether the precautionary (third) dose of Covid vaccine for healthcare and frontline workers and citizens above 60 years with comorbidities should be the same as the first two doses.
-
"No Jab, No Job": New Zealand's "Bold" Vaccine Rule For Frontline Workers
New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers and teachers to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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Watch: Health Minister's Vaccine Landmark Celebration At Delhi Hospital
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya sent for laddoos, celebrating with healthcare workers, as India crossed the milestone of two crore Covid vaccinations in a day for the first time in a major push to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday
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Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Found In 25% Healthcare Staff: Study
A little over 25 per cent of healthcare workers were infected with coronavirus despite getting fully jabbed, a recent study has revealed, giving an insight on the breakthrough infections due to the Delta variant.
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Hong Kong Announces Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccines For Key Sectors
Hong Kong civil servants, teachers and healthcare workers must get vaccinated against the coronavirus or pay for regular testing, the city's leader announced Monday, as her administration adopted a push into mandatory inoculations.
