Diabetes-Covid-steroids mix causing increase in fungal infections: Doctors
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Experts said rational use of steroids in diabetic patients, use of nasal anti-germ solutions such as betadine and sensitizing those who’ve recovered from Covid about post-infection red flags can avoid long-drawn, mutilating and expensive treatments.
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(This story originally appeared in on May 04, 2021)PUNE: A combination of diabetes, Covid-19 and a one-size-fits-all approach to steroid use has caused an upsurge in deadly fungal infections among patients.
Most big hospitals in the region said they’re treating at least one case of an invasive fungal infection called mucormycosis or aspergillosis every day. There are about 60 big hospitals in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR).
Updated Feb 16, 2021 | 19:54 IST
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Officials attributed the slow pick-up to problems in the CoWIN app. Many recipients were unable to find their names on the app yesterday, according to the officials. On January 16, 1,802 recipients had got their first shots against a target of 3,100 in the district.
Updated Feb 14, 2021 | 19:06 IST
PMC was supposed to begin providing the second dose for those who had got their first dose on January 16. Pune municipality sees Covid vaccination delay due to problems with CoWIN
Pune: CoWIN app problems delayed second Covid vaccine dose in Pune Municipal Corporation limits. The civic body was supposed to begin providing the second dose for those who had got their first dose on January 16. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation is all set to begin the procedure from next week. Health officials from the civic body had directed Bharati Hospital to begin providing second doses from February 13.
Now, pvt hospitals forced to threaten and beg staff to get immunised in drive
Now, pvt hospitals forced to threaten and beg staff to get immunised in drive
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Jan 30, 2021, 06:00 IST
COVID VACCINE
Facilities are sending out internal circulars saying if an employee does not get vaccinated now and gets COVID-19 later, the hospital will not help with expenses; others are running social media campaigns to convince benefi ciaries
Ever since the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic began, all eyes were desperately set on the arrival of a vaccine as the only purported key to ending the outbreak. And yet, after the vaccine drive has finally begun, it emerges that beneficiaries need to be urged and almost threatened to avail of the inoculation all thanks to rife fears of side effects of the vaccination.