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Covaxin or Covishield? What you should know about each COVID-19 vaccine

Covaxin or Covishield? What you should know about each COVID-19 vaccine © Viswanath Pilla Covaxin or Covishield? What you should know about each COVID-19 vaccine Beginning March, India has extended COVID-19 vaccination to include people above 60 years, and those who are 45-plus with co-morbidities. So far 24.3 million people in the country have got at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. There isn t much choice for people in India between Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield and Bharat Biotech s Covaxin. Covishield, which has been widely used for inoculation, is manufactured and distributed by SII with a license from AstraZeneca-Oxford University. Here is a guide to help you understand the important facts about each of these vaccines.

Shigella infection fear in Kerala: All you need to know | Kozhikode News

Shigellosis an infection of the intestines caused by Shigella bacteria is one of the leading causes of death among children aged under five, with bloody diarrhoea worldwide, especially in low-income developing countries of Africa and South Asia, Hilleman Laboratories says. According to the 2015 Global Burden of Disease report, diarrhoeal diseases were collectively responsible for 1.3 million deaths across all age groups around the world. Shigella bacteria cause some 500,000 cases of the diarrheal disease in the United States every year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a 2015 Reuters report. How many cases? Health authorities are on high alert after 15 more suspected cases of Shigella infection were identified during a special medical camp held at Kottamparamba near Mayanad in Kozhikode corporation limits on Saturday. As many as 119 persons attended the medical camp.

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