The vaccination shortage has left people waiting for their second dose in the lurch. According to government guidelines, the recommended gap between two doses of Covaxin is four to six weeks. People are anxious as they are worried over limited protection offered by the vaccine because of the delay in receiving the second shot.
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Breathless in Bengaluru
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ICU and oxygenated beds are in short supply, forcing patients to run from one hospital to the other or spend hours together in the ambulance
With no ICU beds available in the city, both covid and non-covid patients are running from one hospital to another hospital and are waiting for eight to 12 hours to get an ICU bed with oxygen. The patients with breathlessness and no
oxygen available are worsening their condition during this waiting period and are struggling for their lives.
Rathnamma (name changed), 68, whose family struggled for over 12 hours to find her a bed with an oxygen facility said that she had a fever for three days and had taken the covid test. The results came on Sunday by then her fatigue had increased and her saturation had started to drop. Her relative, Asha (name changed) said that after multiple calls to the
The hunt for Remdesivir
hospital
BM: Do you have Remdesivir?
Pharmacist: It is not available here. It’s available inside the hospital. This is given only for patients admitted in Covid-19 wards.
BM: How much does it cost?
Pharmacist: We don’t know. The Government gives it free for patients here Cash Pharmacy, Residency Road
BM: Do you have Remdesivir?
Pharmacist: It’s not available here. You will find it at a private hospital pharmacy.
BM: How to get it from there?
Pharmacist: Take the prescription along with
Aadhaar Card,
Bowring Pharmacy (inside Lady Curzon & Bowring Hospital campus)
BM: Do you have Remdesivir?
updated: Mar 12 2021, 03:16 ist
Health professionals, counsellors and social workers at five city hospitals will be trained to provide psychosocial support to women falling victim to violence.
Jayanagar General, KC General, Bowring and Lady Curzon and Gosha are among the city hospitals to provide the service, besides the Chikkaballapur District Hospital and a medical college.
The service will be provided for a year.
“Healthcare providers are often the first contact for women facing any form of violence,” said Dr Arundathi Chandrashekar, director, State National Health Mission.
“Doctors are in a unique position to probe for a history of violence. They are also perceived as non-threatening by patients in general,” she added, pointing out that health professionals are vested by the law to handle medical and legal roles while responding to survivors of violence and are able to provide crucial evidence in cases of violence against women.