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Akhilesh Srivastava's innovative ideas for installing AI technology in the Business world

Future appears now linked with the word artificial intelligence. The mimicking of human-like intellectual processes by machines, particularly computer systems, is known as artificial intelligence. AI systems typically operate by gathering an enormous amount of labelled training data. The outcome is then predicted using the data's correlations and patterns, which are evaluated afterwards. Sub-domains of AI include machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, natural language processing, computer vision, and cognitive computing. Different uses of these sub-domains are made depending on the circumstances. While humanoid robots taking over the world is how science fiction books and Hollywood films depict AI, the current progress of AI technology, called Narrow AI, is neither terrifying nor particularly intelligent. Instead, AI has evolved to provide various technical advantages across all industries.

For instance, AI performs repetitive activities and professions requiring attention to detail much better than human labour. Thanks to it, large data jobs take much less time to complete, and the results are reliable. The efficiency of AI has already increased in every industry in which it has been used, demonstrating its value. In the case of this highly digitalised system, there is no going back.In all industries, AI has left its imprint. The same applies to business. There are innumerable commercial uses for AI. We'll see how AI will affect business intelligence in the future. Data has been the foundation of contemporary business for many years. Businessmen and entrepreneurs have used it to guide their judgments. AI-powered robots or software agents are going through a similar change in several sectors. 

 Akhilesh Srivastava is aglobally reputed Digital and Innovative Technology leader. He is the IT advisor to the government of Uttrakhand and the former chief general manager (commercial operations & IT) of NHAI.

As an IT advisor, he implements AI technologies to improve administrative efficiency and promptly deliver citizen services. When fully operational, the Big Data Platform Uttarakhand Data Lake will transform the state government administration to the next generation. It will not only improve transparency and reduce the time taken in decision-making but will also support the administrators in policymaking and taking decisions based on real-time data analytics and simulation of data by the Uttarakhand Data Lake AI engine. It will improve the public delivery system and citizen services efficiently beyond comprehension. Uttarakhand is the first state in the country which is implementing so many web-3 applications simultaneously.

Covid-19 vaccine development was accelerated using AI; instead of taking years, the first batch of vaccines was tested three months after the virus was identified. Automation in contact centres, factories, and warehouses all employ AI. Additionally, it allowed them to understand their clientele fully. The human brain cannot digest all of the info; hence there is a cost associated with it. Artificial intelligence (AI) and its role in business intelligence decision-making are helpful in this situation. 

As a digital and innovative technology leader, Akhilesh Srivastava has talked at several conferences on AI technology over the last few months, each of which was eye-opening in its way and highly energising in terms of new technology and AI. He spoke extensively on using AI in new areas in global enterprises.

Akhilesh Srivastava discusses creating new business practices by building new technologies and AI. Akhilesh Srivastava is a digital and innovative technology leader currently leading Road Safety 2.0 initiative. Road Safety 2.0 is shaping the future of Road Safety in India with AI technology-driven approach to create a human-centric road ecosystem where AI technology compensates for human limitations to improve road safety. 

The field of artificial intelligence has grown over time thanks to technological breakthroughs. As a result, three recognised levels of AI can now be encountered.

Assisted  intelligence, which emphasises automating routine activities. Such as the  equipment used in assembly lines.

Augmented  intelligence: Symmetry is a byproduct of augmented intelligence. It  involves both parties. The goal is to teach robots from human input. Humans, in turn, rely on the wisdom of their decisions on knowledge.

Automation  intelligence: Simply put, this refers to machines' automation of the  entire process, cutting humans from the equation. Taking self-driving  automobiles and autonomous robotics as examples.

 It is crucial to discuss deep learning. Inventors and scientists in recent years widely used artificial intelligence. Technology has finally caught up with the advent of faster and more powerful GPUs. In 2015, industry analysts noticed a revival when speedy and strong parallel computing became more affordable. 

 Conclusions 

AI has made its mark across all industries. Similar rules apply to business and government administration. AI will not only improve transparency and reduce the time taken in decision-making in a government organisation but will also support the administrators in policymaking and taking decisions based on real-time data analytics and simulation of data; an example is the Uttarakhand Data Lake.AI has countless business applications. In the future, we'll witness how AI will impact business intelligence. For many years, data has been the cornerstone of modern business. Entrepreneurs and businessmen have utilised it to inform their decisions. Similar changes are occurring across other industries regarding software or robot agents driven by AI. It is essential to talk about deep learning. Up until recently, scientists and innovators have yet to employ artificial intelligence. Akhilesh Srivastava discusses creating new business practices by building new technologies and AI. The development of faster and more powerful GPUs/IPUs has allowed technology to catch up. 

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ਨਿੱਜੀ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਟੀਕਾਕਰਨ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਹੁਣ ਸਿਰਫ 150 ਰੁਪਏ ਤੱਕ ਹੀ ਵਸੂਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਨੇ

ਨਿੱਜੀ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਟੀਕਾਕਰਨ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਹੁਣ ਸਿਰਫ 150 ਰੁਪਏ ਤੱਕ ਹੀ ਵਸੂਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਨੇ

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 9 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ- 18 ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਕਰਵਾਈ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ‘ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਖੁਰਾਕ’ ਤੋਂ ਇਕ ਦਿਨ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕੇਂਦਰ ��ੇ ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਕੋਵਿਡ-19 ਟੀਕਾਕਰਨ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਵੈਕ ਲਈ ਸੇਵਾ ਚਾਰਜ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ 150 ਰੁਪਏ ਤੱਕ ਹੀ ਚਾਰਜ ਲੈ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ���

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योगी सरकार का आदेश- वैक्सीनेशन के लिए सरकारी और प्राइवेट कर्मचारियों को मिलेगी छुट्टी 

उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी सरकार की तरफ से जारी बयान के मुताबिक वैक्सीनेशन कराने वाले सरकारी कर्मियों को टीकाकरण के दिन छुट्टी देने का निर्देश दिया गया है.  वैक्सीनेशन के लिए सरकारी और प्राइवेट कर्मचारियों को मिलेगी छुट्टी  (Photo Credit: न्यूज नेशन) highlights योगी आदित्यनाथ सरकार ने सरकारी और प्राइवेट कर्मचारियों की दी राहत कोरोना वैक्सीन के लिए कर्मचारियों की मिलेगी छुट्टी राज्य में बढ़ाई जाएगी…

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Co-WIN App को लेकर ट्विटर पर मचा हंगामा, बताया ऐप और साईट में आ रही कई दिक्कतें

Co-WIN App को लेकर ट्विटर पर मचा हंगामा, बताया ऐप और साईट में आ रही कई दिक्कतें

��ारत में आज 1 मार्च से COVID-19 टीकाकरण अभियान का दूसरा फेज शुरू हो गया है। इस फेज में 60 साल से ज्यादा उम्र के लोगों और गंभीर बीमारी से पीड़ित 45 साल से ज्यादा उम्र के लोगों का टीकाकरण किया जा रहा है। COVID-19 वैक्सीन लगवाने के लिए सरकार ने ऑनलाइन रजिस्टर कराने का ऑप्शन भी दिया है। केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने बताया है कि ‘ऑन-साइट’ रजिस्ट्रेशन की सुविधा Co-WIN App और साईट पर उपलब्ध कराई जा रही…

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कोरोना वैक्सीन के लिए खुद से कैसे करें रजिस्ट्रेशन, जानें पूरी प्रोसेस

कोरोना वैक्सीन के लिए खुद से कैसे करें रजिस्ट्रेशन, जानें पूरी प्रोसेस

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने कोरोना वैक्सीन का पहला डोज ले लिया है। पीएम मोदी ने देश की सभी जनता से भी वैक्सीन लेने की अपील की है। सरकार ने अब निजी अस्पतालों में भी 250 रुपये प्रति डोज की दर से कोरोना वैक्सीन उपलब्ध करा दिया है। इसके अलावा अब आप खुद से भी कोरोना वैक्सीन लगवाने के लिए अप्लाई कर सकते हैं। कोरोना वैक्सीन के लिए CoWIN एप और वेबसाइट पर रजिस्ट्रेशन हो रहा है। आइए जानते हैं रजिस्ट्रेशन…

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आज से 2.0 कोविड वैक्सीनेशन शुरू , 150 रुपये वैक्सीन कीमत हैं और 100 रुपये निजी अस्पताल का सर्विस शुल्क

आज से 2.0 कोविड वैक्सीनेशन शुरू , 150 रुपये वैक्सीन कीमत हैं और 100 रुपये निजी अस्पताल का सर्विस शुल्क

प्रदेश में कोविड वैक्सीनेशन नए चरण की शुरुआत आज से, निजी अस्पताल में भी हो सकेगा टीकाकरण जयपुर, 1 मार्च । चिकित्सा एवं स्वास्थ्य मंत्री डॉ. रघु शर्मा ने बताया के प्रदेश में 1 मार्च से प्रदेश में 2.0 कोविड वैक्सीनेशन प्रोग्राम की शुरुआत होने जा रही है। नए चरण में सरकारी अस्पतालों के साथ निजी अस्पतालों में कोविड वैक्सीनेशन कराया जा सकेगा। डॉ. शर्मा ने बताया कि केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने निजी…

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Unlock 2.0, Day 19: Demand for Kadaknath chicken surges in MP; good response to Corona Kavach insurance

Unlock 2.0, Day 19: Demand for Kadaknath chicken surges in MP; good response to Corona Kavach insurance

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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: July 19, 2020 9:46:40 pm

A health worker at a Covid-19 testing centre in New Delhi on Friday.

India reported nearly 39,000 fresh Covid-19cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to over 10.7 lakh on Sunday. At least 543 deaths were reported, taking the casualties to…

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Howard Dean's racist, genocidal pharma sellout

Remember Howard Dean, the progressive champion who campaigned on equitable health care and other desperately needed policies?

He's dead.

He's been replaced by Howard Dean, the not-a-lobbyist who won't tell anyone what he does for the giant lobbying firm Dentons.

The old Howard Dean supported single-payer healthcare. The new Dean opposes it.

But then, that new Dean works for Dentons, the largest law firm in the world, alongside Newt Gingrich, as a "senior advisor" to the firm's lobbying arm.

https://theintercept.com/2016/01/14/howard-dean-lobbyist/

Dentons lobbies for pretty unsavory characters, including Big Health. Dentons owes its world-beating scale to a 2015 merger with the massive Chinese law-firm Dacheng, which gave it access to the vast fortunes spent by Chinese state-owned industries to lobby the US government.

Last month, the new Howard Dean published a remarkable op-ed in Barron's, opposing any measure to permit the world's poorest countries to manufacture generic versions of the covid vaccines they desperately need.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/india-wants-to-copy-american-vaccines-biden-shouldnt-fall-for-it-51615511350

The arguments Dean fields for this are tired, racist, and manifestly untrue arguments, straight out of Big Pharma's playbook:

I. Poor countries can't make vaccines (reality: poor countries are already among the world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers) and;

II.  No one will invest in pharma if poor people don't have to pay extortionate royalties in exchange for their lives (reality: pharma doesn't invest in pharma! The pharmaceutical industry is entirely and totally dependent on public R&D spending).

As Lee Fang writes in The Intercept, there's an explanation for this surprising change of heart: "[Dean] reversed his positions on virtually every major progressive health policy issue since moving to work in the world of corporate influence peddling."

https://theintercept.com/2021/04/08/howard-dean-biden-covid-vaccines/

Dean insists he's not a lobbyist, but he sure acts like one, trading on his reputation as a "liberal lion" to sell policies to benefit pharma at the expense of the public - like his work with BIO to secure exclusivity for breast-cancer treatments.

https://theintercept.com/2016/01/21/howard-dean-despite-denials-has-long-sad-history-of-selling-himself-on-k-street/

This would all be appalling on its own terms - a medical doctor who convinced progressives (including me) to volunteer for his presidential bid, selling out to corporate health-care profiteers, but when it comes to vaccines, this goes beyond selling out. It's genocidal.

As things stand, 85 of the poorest countries will not have widespread vaccine access until 2023. That's not just a death sentence for the Global South - it's also a chance for the new mutant strains to develop and endanger the whole human race.

https://www.eiu.com/n/85-poor-countries-will-not-have-access-to-coronavirus-vaccines/

The racist lie that brown people can't manufacture their own vaccines is being peddled to maximize profits for some of the cruellest, most profitable, most publicly subsidized companies on Earth - and it's not merely unfair, it's an existential threat to human civilization.

As Steven W Thrasher writes in Scientific American, the entire vaccine passport debate is a bullshit distraction from the real issue: getting vaccines to every person who can safely take them, in every country on Earth.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/global-vaccine-equity-is-much-more-important-than-vaccine-passports/

As Thrasher writes, today, borders are being used to decide who can get a vaccine. Tomorrow, vaccine passports would punish those unvaccinated people by denying them the right to cross borders. Vaccine equity is the only just vaccine passport.

"It is morally reprehensible (not to mention epidemiologically self-defeating) that countries can prevent vaccines from crossing their borders and want their own citizens to be able to cross those borders and travel to countries that are denied vaccines -- and then use the threat of infection to keep the people of those unvaccinated countries inside them...A vaccine passport conflates the notions of biology, nationalism and surveillance; it builds on and passively accepts the ethics of passport privilege in general."

Thrasher cites "Covid-19 vaccine passports will harm sustainable development," in The British Medical Journal, adding, "The idea that one 'needs' to go on vacation or attend an academic conference abroad at this point in the pandemic is morally unjustifiable. This is especially true if you are traveling to or from a place where you know others do not have access to vaccines—and you want a special piece of paper proving that you do, which would allow you to cross the border."

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/30/covid-19-vaccine-passports-will-harm-sustainable-development/

This is the kind of thing you'd expect Dr Howard Dean, the progressive lion who championed single-payer and curbs on drug prices, to write. But he's not. Instead, he's peddling racism and profiteering to serve his corporate paymasters.

RIP, Dr Dean. You sold your legacy - and our future - for a mess of potage.

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How can Marketing be done post COVID?

In these current times you spent more time with your loved ones, not because you chose to do it, but because nature forced you to? These are strange times when we think about what might happen and find ways to cope with the new ways of life that have arised from the ongoing global crisis.

While the Covid-19 Coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the world, regardless of national boundaries, class, or gender, communities around the world are seeing a complete reshaping of "life as we know it." In this time, the marketing, which always focuses on remaining relevant through the use of trending topics, sees itself in a conflict. Not dying to create the Coronavirus could make the sound of the brand out of contact, but talking about the virus for the best of it may find insensitive.

As we move towards unlocking 4.0, more and more companies have started spending on digital media. It's time to catch up with the break-in in the first few months of closure. Consumers have opened up to experimentation and brand loyalty has been negotiated for stock availability. That's where performance marketing comes in. However, the old way of running automated campaigns and offering on the keyword will be sufficient. There will be a demand for performance marketing 2.0 - human-centered strategic performance marketing and not just data and guided platforms.

Change happening in the Marketing Strategies

Research shows that consumers expect more full awareness of Marketing Agency in Mumbai during these test periods when dealing with the bigger problem than being opportunistic. They expect brands to communicate around the company's goals and values. This trend is expected to continue after the pandemic.

It is to be expected that the established brands will switch to empathic communication instead of product push strategies in order to network with consumers on a deeper level. On the contrary, small brands and new-age startups will focus on the lower content of the funnel to push for direct results. Regardless of the brand year, the age of "catching with the smile" has really occurred and alone will determine the success of brands.

Not to put a hold on the ongoing Marketing activities

It is clear that the general public health crisis and the drastic changes in purchasing behavior caused by Coronavirus have led the economy to a slowdown. Indeed, the economic effects of Coronavirus should persist long after the last patient is treated. While businesses have been affected in all sectors, the biggest blow has undoubtedly been to the tourism and hospitality and restaurant sectors. The following graph best illustrates this.

Learning from the experiences in current scenarios

It's about the people. Passionate and innovative teams usually find a way. They are educated on the goal and the energy. So when all systems are in lockdown, one depends on the ingenuity and motivation of the human mind.

The courage and commitment of the professionals on the front line, who ran against time to serve society tirelessly, is unprecedented. This includes factory staff, service and administrative staff, sales and sales staff, and many others who have worked diligently to help produce the products and connect them to the market to help respond to the rise in demand.

Reviewing the pre-COVID campaigns and strategies

Campaigns that would otherwise have been lit in green to present oblique topics and be "off the beaten track" will pause. Human psychology suggests that people like normality, the status quo in practice, but lie moments of victory against adversity. All that seemed banal and boring were the ones we want to find in our lives. The daily course, the administration of these meetings and the conversation with the people in person are what we are looking for. Like the evolution of homosapie, brands will also have to evolve.

Today, the essential needs of food, water, heat and security (if possible digitally provided) are the immediate concerns of the planet. It will take time for normality or the way we lived before to be born. But if it's time, the brands will put themselves in pole position. In the meantime, this is the new normal we will be living in till there is a cure.

Steer clear from scare tactics

With so much false information making the rounds, it is important that the brands remain true to the official facts of the world's major health organizations. Given the enormous reach and influence that each brand has, it is critical that we evaluate every element of information we submit. Brands also need to closely monitor the tone of their communications.

Doomsday-esque news could bring in promotions and engagement, but our responsibility as brands is greater than that. Always include credible sources when you share a post about Coronavirus facts or security advisories. This could be essential to ensure that everyone takes the necessary security precautions to fight the virus.

In a survey of what brand customers expect during the Coronavirus period, 28% said brands should be a reliable source of information, while 27% said brands should attack the crisis and show they can be combated, and 15% said brands should give practical advice to help consumers cope with their new normal. Achieving these three goals can help Brand Activation Agency in Mumbai in much more than sending negative messages.

Safety is the priority

The priority of health and well-being, the fear of unemployment and the disruptions in routine caused by COVID have the idea of saving for a rainy day in the minds of consumers and getting down on their behavior. Brands that tick all the boxes in these times by doing social well-being or enabling a better future will certainly experience an increase in demand and successful results in the post-COVID era. If there was a time when the "highest good of mankind" is above a bogo offer, it is this one.

The New Playbook

Marketing should focus on giving consumers hope, empathy and perhaps laughter, and thanking those who keep us safe. We focus on the sensitivity of the tensions and uncertainties that consumers may experience. And really, since we're living the same thing, it doesn't really require a focus group. We can delve deeply into our own experience and speak with a very real voice to our consumers. We see around us a more user-generated production, more static and faster content rotation.

Two examples of Nestlé India show how we are responding to the current situation: 1) Messages of solidarity and goodwill have been sent by Nestlé professionals to all partners; 2) Because OPDs and physician access are limited under the corporate brand Asknestle.in, we organize Doctor and Nutritionist Connect on questions and answers in the AskNestle community and on live webinars. This is an example of how consumers are being served in these times.

Taking advantage of lockdown to update your brand assets

Are there any existing evergreen brand assets such as e-books and white papers on your website that need to be updated and improved? Or maybe there are long-standing plans to create new guides, a new video or webinar series, or new pages on your site. Most companies have ideas in the pipeline that never live due to a lack of time or organizational bandwidth.

The relative slowdown of the Coronavirus could often lead to a lower workload. This means that you are finally taking all these ideas out of the back burner and actually starting to bring them to life! This time you can use this time as an opportunity to redesign your existing brand assets and create new ones that will be in the results once the Coronavirus

Resilience will bear fruit

The post-pandemic era will test the real strength of brands and their ability to stretch. Those who anchor communication around fundamental messages and quickly guide strategies will penetrate and experience monumental growth.

The only consistent Google search today is the vaccine. It is the hope that drives us to walk around. And hope and positivity are what brands need to shine in these times. It is not the kind of hope that is utopian, but the kind that is rooted in the strong faith and the substance of what they represent. People, despite all the millions of years of evolution, believe in one thing, something we can cling to, perhaps faith or love, or hope for a better tomorrow, and that is what has marked us. It's time for brands to research and convey this message.

In this scenario, brands need to draw up a holistic marketing plan to ensure their public confidence and ensure the safety of their safety. Special promotional activities and offers conducted by Brand Promotion Agency in Mumbai may be necessary to help brands gain popularity.

The sudden spread of the Coronavirus was certainly a shock to consumers and brands around the world. But with the right strategies, brands can get out of this exhausting time, with more brand justice, a more engaged audience, and new powerful strengths. The most important thing to focus on now, of course, is to stay safe until this tide more!

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The registration for the next phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive will open at 9 am today on the Cowin 2.0 portal cowin. gov. in. Over 10,000 private hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY, around 600 hospitals under the CGHS and other private hospitals empanelled under state schemes can function as vaccination centres. All people aged above the age of 60 will be able to get Covid-19 vaccine shots. People in the age group of 45-59 years with comorbidities will also be covered in this phase.

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PREVENTION FROM CATCHING OR SPREADING COVID-19

HOW TO SAFEGUARD YOURSELF FROM COVID-19

The novel corona virus is a highly contagious respiratory disease that has spread its tentacles all across the globe. Here are some steps to protect yourself from COVID-19.

It is not the first time in history that the world is going through such a massive pandemic. Pandemic outbreaks have been a part of human civilization throughout the years. The recent outburst of the novel coronavirus has set the world on back-foot. This highly contagious and respiratory disease-causing virus is a new addition in the family of coronavirus. No vaccine has been developed as yet, and the medical experts indicate that it would take a considerable amount of time in its development. 

The virus has taken the world by the storm. Today millions of people are infected with the disease while hundreds of people have lost their lives. COVID-19 was first reported in the Wuhan city of China in the last part of December 2019. Since then, the virus has managed to spread its tentacles all across the globe. The United States of America has reported the highest number of cases and deaths due to the novel coronavirus. Numerous countries have entered the phase of lockdown barring all the activities with an exemption for the essential services. 

Like other boarding schools, Ecole Globale is also spreading awareness about how one can safeguard oneself against COVID-19. And not only this, these boarding schools in India have been delivering online education through Vidyadaan 2.0. It is an online platform for teachers and students.

In India, the situation is still under control. Given the massive population, the number of cases reported until now is not that many. India implemented the lockdown over the entire nation when the instances were barely 500. Today the number of cases has crossed 20,000 while the death toll stands at 600. 

STEPS FOR PROTECTION

The World Health Organization has laid specific imperative guidelines in view of the present situation. To safeguard yourself from catching or spreading the virus, one needs to diligently follow all the protocols issued by the authorities in the public interest. Here are some tips to protect yourself from the deadly virus.

HOW TO PREVENT CATCHING THE VIRUS

Make sure that you wash your hands clean with soap and water frequently. Rub soap on your hands for at least 20 seconds and ensure that your entire hand, including your wrist, has been diligently washed. 

If soap and water are unavailable at the moment, use a hand sanitizer with an alcohol content of at least 60%.

Avoid touching your face, including your mouth, nose, and eyes with your hands. Our hands are carriers of the virus, and touching our face indicates direct admission or introduction of the pathogen in our body. Therefore, clean your hands profusely before touching your face.

Cut-off all communication with the people who are sick. Refrain from talking to them or utilizing their belongings. The virus is believed to be able to survive on exposed surfaces for a long duration of time. 

Make sure that you cover your face with a tissue before coughing or sneezing. Discard the tissue properly in a covered bin. 

Wear a mask while going out and maintain a proper distance when in a public place. Social distancing is a critical aspect of preventing the spread of this disease. Follow all the norms and regulations and stay safely inside your homes.

Only leave the house in case of an emergency or to get the essential utilities. Other than that, there is no requirement to leave your residential premises.

HOW TO PREVENT SPREADING THE VIRUS

If you are a patient, then ensure that you disinfect all the surfaces that come in contact with you. Clean everything after using and discard the disposables properly in a covered bin. Wash your hands frequently and use mask and tissues. 

Wear a proper face mask to prevent spreading the virus to other people. Change the mask frequently. 

Do not come in contact with other people. Completely isolate yourself from society and practice self-quarantine. Separate your room and belongings from the family members.

Continuously monitor your symptoms and seek medical attention if your condition becomes worse. Call your medical health care provider and ask for the cardinal directions. 

CONCLUSION

The current situation of the world calls for serious action and corporation from the masses. If we follow the instructions with dedication, we can defeat the virus proficiently. A little sacrifice at this time can go a long way. Therefore, follow the rules, stay at home, and stay safe.

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Troubles being faced during the second wave

The second wave

The world was hit by the first wave of Covid19 virus in the year 2020. This brought the whole world to a standstill. As the number of deaths happening around kept on extending, people were scared of the virus and were ready to take precautions to save their own lives as well as the lives of loved ones. After almost half a year of struggle, everything started getting back to normal. The doctors and the scientists predicted that the world would be hit by the second wave in the coming year but they were just assumptions until it turned into a reality. People were still getting infected by the virus but the fear was less among the people and everyone continued to live their life and got back to the daily hustle. But, suddenly after a couple of months of partial freedom, the world was again hit by the second wave of the Covid19 virus. But this time the hit was stronger than earlier. Each part of the world was hit with a new stronger variant of the virus. A total of 7 variants have been discovered and still, new variants are being discovered to date.  229E, NL63, OC43, HKU1, MERS-CoV, SARS- CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 are some of the deadly variants among the dangerous viruses in human history.

Vaccination

But this time, the world was ready to fight the virus, especially the frontline workers. These frontline workers worked hard day and night to create a vaccine and soon these vaccines were made. Though the efficiency of the vaccine is not 100%, still it makes the immunity of the vaccinated person stronger. The virus still might try to infect the host but the vaccination gives the host the immunity to fight it. Vaccination drives are being held by every country to safeguard their citizens against the virus. The countries that were successful in making the vaccine are even helping other countries. The vaccination drive is going at a slow rate but the doctors are trying their best to vaccinate as many people and as soon as possible. There was a delay in starting the vaccination drive in the country as more than 66 million vaccine doses were given to the neighboring countries. This created a shortage of vaccines but now with the help of Russia, the United States of America, and various other countries, the drive is being continued. On 1st May 2021, the drive to vaccinate people above the age of 18 has started and it is important for everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Spike in cases

The number of active cases and the number of deaths were high during the first wave of Covid19. But there is a spike in the number of active cases in 2021 with the increased number of deaths. The second wave of the Covid19 virus is deadlier than the first one. After the end of the first wave, scientists were able to research the virus and invent an efficient vaccine against the parent virus. But this second wave is not just about 1 virus but the virus with its 7 different variants. The countries majorly hit by the second wave are the United States of America, India, Brazil, France, Russia, the UK, Turkey, Italy, Spain, and Germany. The number of active cases worldwide is 155,945,084 with the death of 3,258,428 people as of 6th May 2021.

Shortage of supplies

The Covid Pandemic has changed everyone’s lives and disturbed their normal routine. The major effect can be seen on the lives of the underprivileged consisting of the daily wage workers. To take care of everyone’s safety lockdown1 was imposed and now lockdown 2.0 is imposed in some states. This lockdown has left these workers with no money because of no job. Getting anything costs money in this generation whether it is clothes or whether it is food nowadays even pure oxygen. Everything comes at a cost. These daily wage workers are left with no money and they are not able to feed themselves and their families. The virus is spreading and so is the demon of hunger.

This pandemic has created a shortage of supplies everywhere. Right from the shortage of food to shortage of oxygen. People are dying, most of the time the reason is Covid but the other time is because of the unavailability of emergency resources like vaccines, hospital beds especially ICU beds, Oxygen tanks, ventilators, food, and a lot more. When water was sold in packed bottles, people were cool with it but now due to our carelessness even the oxygen that mother nature offered us for free costs money and even costs lives. The severity of the situation can be seen when on 24th April 2021, 24 people died in Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to a low-pressure oxygen supply.

In most of the hospitals due to the increased number of patients being tested positive, the patients are made to share their beds. The ventilators and LIfe support systems have stopped working efficiently due to the rough use and low quality. Oxygen plants have to be airlifted from different countries to save the lives at stake. People are losing their lives due to a shortage of medical services, while the blame is given to the Covid virus. People get sick because of the virus but it gets more severe in the absence of urgent medical services.

A heartbreaking story that broke the internet is the story of Renu Singhal, a 47- year-old who tried to save her husband Ravi Singhal by giving him CPR in the auto. Ravi was infected with Covid and needed emergency attention but was not accepted in four private hospitals in Agra. Renu was devastated and wanted to save her husband at any cost. So she took the step of risking it all and gave CPR to her husband. But still, Ravi couldn’t make it and lost his life due to the unavailability of oxygen which can be attributed to the failure of a robust healthcare system.

In this war against the Covid virus, people are trying to fight together but seeing their loved ones die kills their spirit. Countries are helping each other to be better but still the virus seems to give a tough fight by multiplying into new deadly variants. Many celebrities are trying their best to make essentials available for the commoners while politicians are trying to blame each other and pinpointing each other’s mistakes. Bollywood actor Sonu Sood helped many people get home during the last lockdown and is still helping many fight their lives. Many different actors like Gurmeet Choudhary, Ajay Devgan, Ayesha Takia, Varun Dhavan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and more have shown their support towards the fight against Covid19 by donating and helping save many lives.

Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding plays an important role in modern healthcare where it provides a platform for the needy to raise funds for their saving themselves and their loved ones and backers who can support them come forward and donate. The major funds raised on crowdfunding platforms are for the healthcare category.

Relief funds

Crowdfunding has proved to be a boon for many people during these turbulent times. People are raising campaigns to save themselves and their dearest ones from Covid19. Even campaigns to feed the underprivileged and street animals are being raised on these platforms. Various NGOs are coming forward to raise campaigns for raising funds for relief kits too. Many of these crowdfunding platforms are donating ration kits and essentials among the needy.

Child Help Foundation (CHF), a child-centric non-profit NGO  has raised a campaign on Filaantro, a crowdfunding platform to provide meals and ration kits to the needy during this Covid19 Pandemic. Currently, they are providing meals to more than 1800 underprivileged children and have started supporting the Covid19 patients with oxygen cylinders and other life-saving kits. You can do your part and donate to the cause and help in saving a life.  https://filaantro.org/fundraiser/view/covid-relief

The youth is doing their part and trying to make a difference too. Social Media is proving to be very useful during these times where people are sharing information about the availability of resources. Covid19 is no joke and precautions need to be taken to stay safe against it. Take care of yourself and your loved ones and help those in need.

“Being together and fighting as one irrespective of the differences is the need of the hour. Show Humanity and help each other during these difficult times. Let us stick together and fight against Covid19 as one. Stay Home. Stay Safe.”

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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE News: Kerala on Sunday recorded 51,570 new Covid-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 49.89 per cent. 14 related deaths were also reported in Kerala as the tally of active cases rose to 3,54,595.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the number of cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country, which stands at over 4.10 crore currently, has started declining and that India is fighting the new wave of the pandemic with “great success”. “Now the cases of corona infections have also started decreasing – this is a very positive sign,” Modi said on his monthly Mann Ki Baat programme. He also lauded people’s faith in India’s indigenous vaccines against Covid-19 as India achieved the landmark of fully vaccinating 75 per cent of its eligible population. He also congratulated those involved in India’s vaccination drive against coronavirus. India’s vaccine coverage rose to 1,65,70,60,692.

Meanwhile, India reported 2,34,281 new Covid-19 cases, 893 deaths and 3,52,784 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. The fresh cases of Covid-19 reported on Sunday morning are marginally lower than those logged on Saturday. Active cases of Covid-19 in the country now stand at 18,84,937, while the daily and weekly positivity rates are at 14.5 per cent and 16.4 per cent respectively.

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7390Khz 1259 26 NOV 2021 - RADIO NEW ZEALAND INT. (NEW ZEALAND) in ENGLISH from RANGITAIKI. SINPO = 45333. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Koroi Hawkins. The Governor General of Solomon Islands has declared a nightly curfew in the troubled capital Honiara, after a third day of looting and destruction. Opposition leader, Matthew Wale, is reiterating his call for the prime minister to stand down. Wale said the basis for the unrest is a political problem, so it requires a political solution. While there are no cases in New Zealand of the Covid-19 variant currently causing concern in South Africa, deputy prime minister Grant Robertson says it is a strong reminder that the global pandemic is far from over. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says it is disappointed the NSW government has announced the easing of mask restrictions. When the state reaches 95 per cent double vaccinated masks will no longer be required in shops or restaurants. A German medical team is helping a Papua New Guinea hospital to deal with the covid-19 crisis. The team is one of the four Emergency Medical Teams to have responded to the PNG Government's request to help in the Covid-19 response. According to the latest National Family Health Survey, also known as NFHS, released by the Union health ministry, India’ total fertility rate has declined from 2.2 in 2015-16 to 2.0 now. In Brazil, hundreds of vessels operated by illegal miners have flocked to a major tributary of the Amazon River due to rumors of a recent gold discovery, while state and federal authorities are deadlocked over regulatory authority. A new Medical Journal paper shows New Zealand's health system is hostile and racist toward Maori, perpetuating existing barriers and inequities that have been faced over generations. Pasifika in Aotearoa New Zealand are being urged to take part in a survey, and share the importance and value they place on their own languages. @1308z "Pacific Waves" anchored by Koroi Hawkins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240��. Received at Plymouth, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0659.

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market rally: What will trigger the next market rally? Sanjeev Prasad answers

market rally: What will trigger the next market rally? Sanjeev Prasad answers

As of now, a lot of good news has been priced in and I would say, even incremental bad news would probably not be bad enough to drive down the market, says Sanjeev Prasad, MD & Co-Head, Kotak Institutional Equities . It is easy to talk about the smallcap and midcap selloff which happened 15 days ago but the reality is that we have done rather well for ourselves this year on all counts. It is the correct time and the Nifty 50 Index is up 20% on current year to date basis. In fact, smallcap and midcap indices have actually done better despite the correction that you have seen recently. Obviously, all the goings on have been pretty good so far in the sense that there was a lot of positive news that showed expectations are positive in the sense of strong economic recovery, Covid 2.0 receding and vaccination rates picking up.

Expectations are pretty strong on earnings growth. We are also looking at about 30 odd percent on the Nifty 50 index net profits in FY22, followed by another 14-15% in FY23. So a lot of good news so far. Most of it is priced in though. I do not know how much more incremental good news is out there. So far, the bad news is in the form of potential increase in inflation.

Bond yield interest rates have been somewhat muted and global central banks as well as RBI are taking calls that inflation is well under control even though the short-term numbers are on the higher side. They are transitory. It will come down and so there is no need to really perceive an interest rate tapering programme. As of now, a lot of good news has been priced in and I would say, incremental bad news would probably not be bad enough to drive down the market.

For the market to keep going higher or stay here, it needs fuel. Earnings are strong, liquidity is okay, what could be the next trigger? Earnings numbers are the biggest fuel for any market. PE rerating can take you so far and the Indian market has already seen a fair amount rerating. I do not know how much more rerating can happen from where we are.

As for Nifty50, the 12 month forward PE is already at about 22 times, which is on the higher side historically. However, that may not be the correct way to look at it because the index has also changed dramatically in favour of consumer stocks, insurance names, etc where they should have much higher PE. But at least on a historical basis, the market does look on the higher side.

Bond yields being supportive on the lower side, that is what is supporting the market. If you look at individual stocks, everything has gotten pretty sharply compared to pre-Covid levels. The IT stocks example used to trade about 30×21 times on a two-year forward basis before Covid. Currently, on a two-year forward basis, most of them are trading at about 18 to 30 times.

So clearly there has been a big rerating and that is true across sectors. I would go along PE rerating from where we are, given the headwinds of reduction in bond purchase programmes by central banks including RBI by the end of the year and maybe some interest rate increases in the second half of next year both by the US Fed and the RBI.

The question is whether earnings numbers can surprise on the upside. It does not look likely. We are already building a 31% net profit growth of Nifty 50 on some of the stocks we bought earlier. This market could just remain range bound and as we roll forward over the next year and start discounting forward earning numbers, the market probably goes up. It is all about an increase in earning numbers.

As of now, short-term increases in earnings numbers have rolled out but as you roll forward, in the future, higher earnings numbers could probably drive the markets.

Are you surprised or disappointed that banks have not participated the way one would have anticipated because the first proxy to the economy is banks? Other than ICICI Bank, other banks have just done okay. On a one year basis, they have done quite well. If you include the NBFCs, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv obviously have done very well. On a one year basis, actually banks have not done that bad. It is only over the last six months that they have underperformed the broader market but it is okay.

At this point in time, there are two-three things which are probably acting as drags on some of the banks. One is that the whole banking space will evolve over the next three to five years. The historical narrative about the banking space in India was very clear. You just bet on private banks’ market share at the expense of public banks and that is one of the ways to play that entire consumption space. In India, most people look to invest in consumption names and one way to do that was also to look at financing consumption which is what banks used to provide. So the narrative was very clear. You come to India. You look at consumption names. Banks provide a credit proxy to consumption and anyway private banks could take the market share of public banks. So it is a no brainer trade.

That has gotten muddy to some extent because one does not know how this whole banking space is going to go out. We are seeing more and more competition coming from the likes of fintech players which have disruptive models. They have already captured a fair share of market share in the transaction/payment space. There are some concerns building over there that many of these entities could actually build pretty good lending businesses starting from BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later). That is one thing which is probably holding back some of the banks.

Second could be more company specific factors. Certain banks like HDFC Bank have suffered due to technology issues. Kotak has had regulatory related announcements with RBI. Some of these could affect larger banks also.

Right now everyone is talking about sectoral rotation. The momentum trend has seen IT doing well and continuing to do well. Same is the case with metals. Is it now time to go overweight on those segments that have seen a bit of underperformance like banks? It depends on future data points. A lot of good news with respect to IT have already been priced in. I do not know how much more positive news is out there, especially for IT in the sense of multipliers. The current demand conditions are good but there are supply side challenges also.

I do not know whether the earning numbers can surprise positively, compared to the pretty high expectations which are already priced in currently. The same thing holds for metals also. Everybody knows about the metal cycle. Analysts forecasts are building in pretty high assumptions going forward with respect to the metal cycle. I do not know what can surprise me on the upside.

Coming to some of the sectors which have underperformed, in case of banks, we will have to wait and see but clearly the concerns around a more competitive banking environment are not going to change in a big hurry over the next six, nine months. It is not as if suddenly fintech companies will disappear. But the important thing would be whether banks themselves can demonstrate the ability narrative as they are also equipped very well on the technology side. They have access to big data. They can use all that to do a lot more incremental lending.

That is what could probably shift the narrative in favour of the incumbent banks. We will have to wait and see how much disclosures the banks come and give and how much actually happens in terms of credit growth going forward. Do keep in mind the fact that the last one-and-a-half years have been a test for any bank because the lending environment has been very subdued. But going forward, as the economy picks up, credit growth will also pick up. If the incumbent banks come back and start demonstrating pretty good, one can probably see some rerating happening for the banks which have been laggards for the last six months or so.

Valuations have been a bit of a concern. Do you think the premiums IT companies are commanding are a little too expensive or a fair valuation? On a historical basis, everything is well above the median of trading range or even historical trading range. We have tracked the market. For the last 2 years, PE for the Nifty Index was around 15-16. Currently it is about 22 on a 12-month forward basis. So, it’s clearly well above even one standard deviation.

But at the same time, the composition of the index itself has changed dramatically over the last three, four years. Earlier, Nifty was dominated by metals and mining names, gas companies and power companies. Now many of those companies have moved out of the index and been replaced by very high PE consumer stocks or life insurance companies. So that is one point to keep in mind.

The second important point is that high valuations are also supported by low interest rate/bond yields. Look at the historical cap between earnings yields and bond yields which I track pretty closely. The time to get really worried about the market would be when the gap there is something like minus 4%. Currently we are about 160-170 bps and that may not be that big a worry.

Having said that, interest rates will start moving up. How much of that increase in bond yields can be compensated by higher earnings numbers, we will wait and see but as of now, we are looking at very high incremental growth in earnings. I would not be that perturbed by very high PE numbers. There is no point looking at PE numbers in isolation. Look at it in the context of what is happening to bond yields or cost to equity and clearly the market as well as individual stocks are getting supported by crazy low interest rates and expectations of low to modest increase in interest rates. Nobody is assuming interest rates will go up suddenly. If that were to happen, which is obviously a low probability, we could see a fairly severe correction. But that is really not our base case. We expect moderate increase in bond yields both in India as also globally.

What is your take on autos? That is the one area which has continued to underperform and valuations have been on the lower side. Do you think cost is the key pain point right now that autos will have to deal with? I think it is a combination of both — subdued volume growth as also margin pressures. On the volume side, I am not entirely convinced that we will see a very strong recovery this time around compared to the July to February timeframe last year when we saw a very strong recovery after Covid-1.0.

My concerns are as follows; one, rural India was also impacted quite severely by Covid-2.0 whereas in Covid-1.0, rural India was absolutely fine and we saw a pretty strong demand from there supporting two- wheeler and tractor volumes last year.

Number two, urban India has had two years of significant impacts so at least lower income households have got very significantly impacted, not that many of them were consumers, but at least whatever migration we were seeing of some of these households from lower to mid income, also would have been hit to some extent. More importantly, a lot of households in the middle income group who are the typical buyers of two-wheelers and four-wheelers in India, had probably advanced a lot of purchases last year itself given concerns around using public transportation even if it was available in the first placeThat is my thesis, we will see how it plays out. I am not very clear whether we will see a big recovery in volume numbers this time around.

Secondly, there is gross margin pressure as metal and plastic prices are up significantly. The demand environment is strong enough for the auto companies to pass it on very quickly and they have been taking gradual price hikes, trying to mitigate big increases which have taken place on the raw material side, but it is not very easy to do in one shot.

Third and subsequent points would be more linked to individual sub segments of the auto sector. For example, in two-wheelers, the saturation level is already high. Almost 50% maybe already have a two-wheeler and so I do not know what is the runway of growth over here. Plus, we are seeing a very big disruption coming in the form of electric vehicles which are already fairly competitive. In EVs, two-wheelers are much more competitive compared to two-wheelers,

We are seeing fairly aggressive announcements from at least one player and that is our first electric two-wheeler company. We will have to see what it means for pricing and profitability of the incumbents. Do remember that the incumbent actually have very high returns and even the smallest player TVS has supplied 22-23% profitability.

Coming to four-wheelers, Maruti has been facing a fair amount of challenges in the compact SUV segment and this more is a long term problem and not really a short-term issue. We still do not know what is Maruti’s longer term strategy. Not that I need to worry about it now because four wheeler EVs will take some time to really become competitive. We have a lot of generic and company specific factors also which are probably holding back the auto sector currently.

What are you making of the telecom story in India? Bharti has announced a fundraiser for Rs 21,000 crore. There are also news reports that Google may be looking to invest in Bharti. Reliance Jio perhaps is going to launch low cost smartphone in association with Google. We understand that about five crore handsets is what they are going to be looking at launching with? It looks like that is where the telecom market is headed given the financials of Vodafone Idea and no signs of any increase in ARPUs as of now. I do not know how long Vodafone Idea can really sustain its operations, given the increase in its payouts to the government going forward, both AGR and spectrum liabilities. It is not a very sustainable situation as far as VI is concerned as of now.

I assume Bharti is raising money because it sees an opportunity here. If Vodafone Idea is not able to sustain, then we will see a lot of migration of subscribers VI to Reliance and Bharti. Now, 40-50 million subscribers of Vodafone Idea cannot be absorbed that easily. They need a lot more capex to support that kind of a network. I assume that is what Bharti is preparing for.

Also, maybe it is just keeping some cash in hand given the fact that 5G spectrum auction could also be around the corner.

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 Is it safe for ‘60+ year olds’ to get vaccinated

The government of India had declared vaccination available for everyone above the age of 60 on March 1, 2021, given their vulnerability to the virus. Since then, many seniors have been vaccinated on a regular basis every day. Yet, the fear behind its side effects still leaves many dubious. Here’s everything you need to know about the vaccine before taking it.

How does the vaccine work?

India is currently using 2 vaccines Covishield by Serum Institute of India and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech. Both these vaccines have to be administered in 2 doses. It is recommended to have a gap of 4-6 weeks between each dose for Covaxin and a gap of 4-8 weeks for Covishield. Emergency approval of the Russian vaccine Sputnik has also been given due to the reported shortage of vaccines from several states. The recommended gap between each dose for Sputnik is 21 days. The motive of all the 3 vaccines is to build an immunity against the virus in your body. But each vaccine does it in a different way.

Covaxin:

This is an inactivated vaccine that contains dead Covid virus. So, the virus won’t be able to replicate in your body but, the body would still try to kill the foreign organism. Hence, when the virus actually infects you, your body would stimulate an immune response at super-speed due to its prior memory.

Sputnik:

This uses an adenovirus vector (the virus that causes the common cold) which acts as a carrier of the spike protein from the actual coronavirus. When the vector enters our cells it would hijack our nucleus into synthesizing these proteins. These spike proteins then attach to the outside of your cells. This foreign body triggers an immune response that kills all the cells with spikes (vaccinated cells). When the actual coronavirus infects us, our body quickly stimulates the immune system due to its memory and prevents more cells from getting affected.

Covishield:

This uses the same adenovirus but modified to look like the coronavirus. This way the illness cannot be caused in our body but our immune cells would’ve recognized the virus. So, when the actual infection takes place our body would activate a swifty immune response.

Cost and procedure for vaccination:

You can get vaccinated by registering beforehand in the Co-win app 2.0 or via the Co-win website which is a very simple process. Covishield is sold to government hospitals at Rs 400 per vaccine and Rs 600 per vaccine for private hospitals. Covaxin is sold at Rs 600 for government hospitals and Rs 1200 for private hospitals. Imported Sputnik vaccine is sold at an MRP of Rs 995.40 per dose. The vaccines are completely free for everyone in government hospitals. But, you would have to pay for the vaccination if you’re taking it in a private hospital. The cost might increase from the above price if the hospital chooses to apply service charges.

Points to note while vaccinating:

It is very important to take your second dose after the time gap for the proper functioning of the vaccine.

It would take at least 2 weeks for the vaccine to begin working. So, you still have a chance of getting infected in the meantime and the vaccine might not be able to offer complete protection. Hence, it is important to follow all precautions even after vaccinating.

Even if the vaccines contain a part of the virus or inactivated virus, you wouldn’t get infected because of the vaccine.

The vaccines won’t stop or entirely prevent infection. They help the body to trigger a quicker immune response and fight against the virus. So, you can still get infected after taking the vaccine.

There can be mild to moderate side effects due to the vaccines which include nausea, headache, fatigue, weakness, chills, body pain, injection site tenderness or pain, mild fever. These can be observed after any vaccination and is a sign that the vaccine is working. So, there is no need to panic.

It is essential that you do not have any symptoms of covid, cold, fever, or other such issues for 3 weeks before vaccinating. While your body is already fighting against the agents that caused the above issues, the vaccine could over-burden your body and make things worse.

It is not only safe for people above the age of 60 to vaccinate, it is more than essential for them to do so. Their vulnerability and possibility of having other pre-existing illnesses which could make their health condition adverse if infected by the virus makes vaccination their need of the hour. There are more than 10 crore people in India above the age of 60. It is vital to protect them as 50% of deaths due to covid has been among the elderly population. Vaccinating them is also a key way to stop the spread. So, let’s get vaccinated and stay protected.