Health experts are suggesting influenza vaccination for all children. With influenza or flu and COVID-19 symptoms overlapping, experts believe the flu shot will help protect children and relieve parental panic. Many parents may have questions about what is Influenza or Flu and why they should consider protecting their child from it. In such a situation, they need to know about this disease and its prevention.

Dealing with the runny nose and cough of our kids has become an integral part of our lives today. But when symptoms like fever, stuffy nose and cold increase, then the risk of influenza for children increases. Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that can affect the airways and lungs of a child.

A research conducted by John Hopkins suggests that while most children start feeling better within a week of influenza infection, some children may have more severe infections and may require hospital care. If the condition worsens, lung infection (pneumonia) can occur, which can even kill the child. Studies show that about one lakh children under the age of five are hospitalized every year due to influenza in India alone.

Who could be at risk?

Influenza can happen to anyone, by the way. However, there is a particular group in which there is a higher risk of getting this disease. This includes children between the ages of six months to five years, pregnant women, the elderly, 65 years of age or older, health workers, and those who have diseases such as diabetes, asthma, cancer, immunosuppression.

 How to avoid Influenza?

There are many antiviral drugs to treat influenza, whose job is to stop the disease as soon as possible. Taking simple and effective measures can help prevent the spread of the infection.

These include these measures:

Teach children to cover their mouth and nose when coughing/sneezing

Wash hands thoroughly and regularly

Use sanitizer when water is not readily available

Maintain a safe distance and avoid direct contact with infected people

Wear a mask especially in public places

Have an annual influenza vaccination

From a survey conducted by Reuters with a group of medical experts, it has been projected that India may see the third-wave of Coronavirus by October this year. However, they also said that the upcoming wave would be handled better than this second wave and that this pandemic would continue to be a matter of concern for another year.

This survey was conducted from June 3-17. Out of 40 participants (including some doctors, scientists, professors and other experts) 21 said that the third-wave will hit India in October, 3 said August, 12 said September and others said between November and February.

70% of the experts opined that the next wave would definitely be handled better than the way second wave by controlled.

The next wave would be more controlled as more vaccinations would have been rolled out. Leading to a lesser number of cases. Also, there would be some degree of natural immunity from this wave,” Dr Randeep Guleria, director of Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said.

When answering about the impact of the next wave on children and below-18 population. 26 experts said that they would be more at risk, while others said this won’t be the case. Out of 40, 30 predicted that this virus would remain a health concern for another year in India.

Every year on June 14, the ‘World blood donor day’ is celebrated. This day is to make people aware of the importance of donating blood in saving lives of thousands of people. Till this day, some people hesitate when it comes to donating blood and others who donate usually fail to avoid some mistakes that nobody should make while donating blood.

Here are some points that you should keep in mind if you are going to do this selfless act of kindness:

• One must have eaten something at least 3 hours before they donate blood; the donor shouldn’t be empty stomach at the time to donation.
• One must have had enough sleep a night before they go for donating their blood. Poor sleep affects your body in so many ways that you can’t even imagine.
• One must not smoke cigarette until 2 hours prior to the donation and should not drink alcohol until 24 hours before the donation.
• A person between the age of 18 and 65 can donate blood and their weight should be above 45 kilograms.
• The form that is given to you before the donation should be filled with sheer honesty since your lie can cause somebody serious trouble. The information you provide is confidential so please be honest with your answers.
• Doctors say that if the blood report shows your hemoglobin above 12.5/dL they you can donate blood.
• One must stay as relaxed as calm as possible while donating blood. You shouldn’t feel worried or nervous. Avoid looking at the blood if it makes you anxious.
• One must consume healthy juices or light, juicy fruits after donation. Although you may not feel the need, your body could surely use some.
• Just the way you do before donation, do take care of your body even after the donation of blood. Eat healthy, stay away from smoking and alcohol. Listen to your body and you will be fine. There will be not a single thing to worry about.

The operation of a patient suffering from black fungus was completed successfully at Patna’s Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday. During this, a black fungus the size of a cricket ball was removed from the patient’s head.

Dr Manish Mandal, medical superintendent of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, told Aaj Tak that 60-year-old Anil Kumar, a resident of Jamui, recently recovered from Kovid-19 infection, but after that he was complaining of constant dizziness.

After this, Anil Kumar was referred to the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna, where the fungus was found in his head during the investigation. Dr Manish Mandal said that the fungus had reached his brain through Anil Kumar’s nose. However, fortunately, it did not reach Anil Kumar’s eyes from the black fungus.

On Friday, doctors led by Dr Brijesh Kumar successfully operated on Anil Kumar and removed a cricket-sized fungus from his brain. According to the information received, the condition of Anil Kumar is stable now.

Manish Mandal, medical superintendent of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, said, “This type of black fungus disease has not yet been seen in the brain. This is the first time that this type of patient institution has come. Anil Kumar’s eyes have survived in this operation. Because the fungus was not able to cause much damage to the eyes.

On the other hand, Dr Brijesh Kumar, who successfully operated on Anil Kumar, said, “The operation was very complicated. The black fungus had reached the brain after touching the eyes slightly after the nose and sinuses and was spreading rapidly in the brain. The fungus was bigger than the size of a cricket ball, but after a 3-hour operation. The team of doctors succeeded in removing the black fungus from the brain.

Donation is considered to be one of the most kind and scared acts. After life force leaves the body, it is either cremated or buried, wasting such organs that otherwise could potentially save somebody’s life. However, some people know this and allow their body to be used for somebody’s need and Anil Kumar from Darbhanga is one of those heroes.

Anil Kumar is a social worker from district Darbhanga. On May 29, he set an example for the humanity by taking a resolution that his entire body will be donated for the welfare of society so that somebody’s life can be saved.

He said, “This body is of no use after death. It will either be buried or cremated and if my entire body can be of use to somebody, I’d considered myself fortunate.”

He believes that one must keep donating blood every now and then for as long as they are alive and upon dying. Their body should be donated so that their organs can be used to save somebody else’s life.

Many people throughout the world die because of their organs’ inability to function and many of those cannot afford to pay the price to buy one. In these cases, the donated organs prevent the death and put smiles on the faces of the family members.

Such a selfless deed by Anil Kumar will inspire many people to do the same and save as many lives as possible. Humanity can learn from this gesture of kindness and encourage more people to join this humane work.

We all know that our country is struggling with a vaccine shortage. Because of this, the state government put all the blame on the central government. But now the central government shows everyone the data so that everyone can understand that everything is fine. In such a situation, the waste of vaccines is going to increase. Like Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh, one third of the vaccine is wasted in the state.

This data is extremely shocking for all. Jharkhand tops in vaccine wastage. 37.3% of the vaccine was worthless. Chhattisgarh is on the second place. In Chhattisgarh, 30.2% of the total vaccine is wasted. Tamil Nadu wasted 15.5% of the total vaccines.

States accuse the central government of this.

If we talk about Jammu and Kashmir, 10.8% of the vaccine is wasted in Madhya Pradesh and 10.7% is wasted. Now Jharkhand is coming and saying that this is a conspiracy of the Central Government. The Jharkhand government is very angry with the central government as it has released this data. After that, the Jharkhand government told the central government the reason for this waste and also showed the vaccination figures.

On the other hand, Chhattisgarh is second in the waste of vaccines. The Health Minister of Chhattisgarh takes this statistic as a joke. Jammu and Kashmir is also one of the states where vaccine wastage occurred. But doctors said that only 1% of the vaccine was wasted in Jammu and Kashmir.

Amidst the corona crisis, the Health Ministry said that the recovery rate of corona in the country has increased and it has increased to 90 per cent. Cases are falling in 24 states. Health Ministry and Dr. VK Paul said that if there is a separate vaccine in the second dose, then there is nothing to worry about.

NITI Aayog member (health) doctor VK Paul said in the PC held on Thursday today that it is reassuring that the second wave of the corona has fallen. And if the restrictions are systematically opened when the time comes, we shall prevail. He said that the second wave is also decreasing now. Meanwhile, the rate of vaccination is increasing. It has to be accelerated further and it will catch pace soon.

Regarding accidentally applying two different vaccines to a person by mistake in Uttar Pradesh, VK Paul said that our protocol is clear that both the given doses should be of the same vaccine. This matter should be investigated. Even if this has happened, then it should not be a matter of concern. Even if you get a second vaccine, there is no problem.

 Regarding the vaccine of many more companies, VK Paul said that the government is in contact with foreign manufacturers. Make in India and Made in India are our priority. Currently, many vaccines are currently in the pipeline. Regarding the vaccine of Pfizer Company, Dr. Paul said that we are associated with Pfizer because they indicated the availability of a certain amount of vaccine in the coming months, possibly in July. He has requested to abide by the obligation towards all nations. We are investigating their request. No decision has been taken yet.

Another medicine has been launched in India for the treatment of corona patients. Drug giants Roche India and Cipla on Monday launched antibody cocktails in India, which will be used in the war against Corona.

Cipla and Roche issued a statement saying that this antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) is now available in India. The second batch will be available in India by mid-June. Roche This cocktail medicine contains casirivimab and imdevimab, which has been approved for emergency use in India.

There are a total of 100,000 packs of antibody cocktails available in India right now, which can treat a total of 2 lakh infected patients. According to the company, two patients can be treated in one packet. It’s a great relief in the war with Corona. for Emergency use was also approved in the US.

Antibody cocktail price in India is Rs 59,750 per dose, which is for the treatment of highly ill patients of covid-19. This medicine will be given only to the patient. Cipla will distribute this medicine with the help of its strong distribution capacity across the country.

According to the statement, the cost of the dose for each patient will be Rs 59,750, which includes all types of taxes. This drug will be available to Corona patients through major hospitals and covid treatment centers. The price of a multidose pack of this medicine is Rs. 1,19,500.

On Monday, Haryana State Minister tweeted with the decision of distributing Ramdev’s Coronil kits to patients suffering from Covid-19. This tweet of his drew a lot of criticism on social media.

“One lakh Patanjali Coronil kits will be distributed free of cost to Covid patients in Haryana. Half of the cost of Coronil has been borne by Patanjali and half by the Covid Relief Fund of Haryana Government,” the minister tweeted.

Patanjali stayed in controversy for a long time after launching the Coronil kit. Many called it an unscientific product. But Ramdev called it “first evidenc-based medicine for Covid-1”9 and mentioned that it was made with Union health Minister’s presence.

When continuing to face criticism, Ramdev later ever shared a research paper on Coronil. However, the controversy ended when the kit, which was launched as a cure to Covid, was given the name of an ‘Immunity Booster’.

Haryana is witnessing high number of infections, especially in the rural areas. Now this kit, released on June 23 last year, is going to be distributed by the Haryana government free of cost.

Country’s health authorities say that states should declare an epidemic of the deadly Black Fungus. As the cases increase, so does the panic. Most of these cases have been found in people recovering or recovered form Covid-19.

This infection has a mortality rate of 50% and out of people that are saved, some are saved only by either removing an eye or jaw bone. Some doctors are suspecting a link between the infection and the steroids being used to treat Covid-19.

Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal wrote to all 29 states on Thursday, asking them to declare it an epidemic. If declared an epidemic, ministry will be able to monitor the infection in each state to find a better treatment.

People with existing health conditions are more at risk of being infected by mucormycosis, especially those with diabetes. It is said that it strikes people about 12-15 days after they have recovered from Covid-19.

• Maharashtra:  1,500 cases and 90 deaths.
• Gujarat:  1,163 cases and 61 people.
• Madhya Pradesh:  575 cases and 31 deaths.
• Haryana: 268 cases and 8 deaths
• Delhi:  203 cases and 1 death
• Uttar Pradesh:  69 cases and 8 deaths.
• Bihar:  103 cases and 2 deaths.
• Chhattisgarh:  101 cases and 1 death.
• Karnataka: 97 cases and 0 deaths.
• Telangana:  90 cases and 10 deaths.