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Vaccine development is a long, complex process. Unlike drugs that are given to people with a diseased, vaccines are given to healthy people and also vulnerable sections such as children, pregnant women and the elderly. So rigorous tests are compulsory. History says that the fastest time it took to develop a vaccine is five years, but it usually takes double or sometimes triple that time. … [Read more...] about Health Ministry issues post-COVID protocol for recovered patients; here are the details

Here's all you need to know about the new process:Insurers will send the policy document and a copy of the proposal form through digital means. This will be sent to the registered e-mail id or mobile number provided by the customer only on the specific consent provided by the policyholder.The policyholders will need to be informed through SMS that the policy document or copy of the proposal form have been sent to their e-mail id or any other digital or electronic mode.A proper mechanism must be put in place by insurers in order to ensure that the documents are sent to the right email address and phone number. This could include an acknowledgment that is appropriately obtained or auto-collected on delivery.When documents are forwarded by electronic means, the mechanism of policyholder having received the document or the electronic platform having delivered the documents shall be maintained. It shall be clearly informed to the policyholder that the date of delivery of the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 impact | Now buy health, auto insurance online: Check out the process and documents needed

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on September 13 issued standard operating procedures (SOP) for skill training institutions and higher education institutions conducting courses in technical programmes requiring lab work to be permitted from September 21. … [Read more...] about COVID impact | Health Ministry issues SOPs for skill training institutes, technical programmes of higher educational institutes

As per the state government's data, Mumbai also recorded its highest single-day spike of 2,227 which took its coronavirus tally to 1,60,744, while the death toll in the state capital rose to 7,985 with 43 new fatalities. Maharashtra's recovery rate is 70.96 per cent. … [Read more...] about Maharashtra’s COVID-19 tally rises to 9,67,349 with addition of 23,816 cases; 325 fatalities take death toll to 27,787: Health Department

That claim is based on the device’s profusion of sensors and the software that takes advantage of them. The Sense builds on the heart-related functionality of previous Fitbits with a new ECG app—to be available once it’s passed FDA review—that lets you check for signs of atrial fibrillation, a leading cause of strokes, by touching the watch’s corners for 30 seconds. You’ll be able to download an ECG report to share with your doctor. (Apple has also been working on turning its Watch into a tool for detecting AFib.) … [Read more...] about Why Fitbit calls its newest wearable a ‘health smartwatch’