In Nipah Virus the worrying aspect is its propensity to infect close family contacts and healthcare workers through human-to-human transmission. The Kerala state government has taken certain decisions to interrupt the transmission. Seven panchayats in Kozhikode have been declared containment zones. What is also critical is to train frontline health workers and doctors in public and private sectors on case definitions and mechanisms to collect and transport samples, informed Prof Rajib Dasgupta.
Significantly less than one per cent of those who have taken the COVID-19 vaccination in Barbados have experienced adverse effects and even less still can be categorised serious effects. This is according to the most recent data released by the Adverse Effects Following Immunisation Committee (AEFIC), which was disclosed by Senior Medical Officer of Health Dr Arthur Phillips, during the second in a series of town hall meeting on vaccines …
No causal link has been found between COVID-19 vaccines administered here and three deaths being investigated by the Adverse Effects Following Immunisation Committee (AEFIC). So said Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George, who told the Weekend Nation that while investigations were ongoing, the committee did not find evidence linked to the vaccines. He added that the three people also had severe complications. AstraZeneca, the vaccine most used in Barbados, has …