Covid vax prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India: Lancet
More than 3.5 million Covid fatalities have been documented despite the vaccine's rapid global rollout.
More than 3.5 million Covid fatalities have been documented despite the vaccine's rapid global rollout.
Of the nearly 2.4 million deaths in 2019, air pollution accounted for 16.7 lakh deaths - the highest by any country. Further, more than 5 lakh lives were lost in the country due to water pollution, followed by occupational pollution (more than one lakh) and lead exposure (over 2 lakh).
The study, led by King's College London, found that of more than 1.2 million adults who received at least one dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, or Moderna vaccine, between December 2020 and July 2021, fewer than 0.5 per cent reported a breakthrough infection more than 14 days after their first dose.
"There is no outside interference whatsoever", said Jeffrey Sachs, a professor of economics at Columbia University in New York
Others, such as Kerala and Odisha, were better prepared, and have been able to produce enough medical oxygen in this second wave to export it to other states, it said.
The finding had led the World Health Organization (WHO) to suspend clinical trials into the medicines last month.
All stakeholders ~ governments at the Centre and states, health professionals, urban planners, environmentalists and most importantly the citizens, who bear the brunt of this health hazard as they go about their daily routine ~ must be consulted before chalking out an action plan to deal with this dire scenario.
"On the strength of existing evidence, we believe there is little justification for more trials of vitamin D supplements looking at musculoskeletal outcomes," Bolland added.
Findings show air pollution contributes to development of diabetes by reducing insulin production and triggering inflammation, which prevents the body from converting blood glucose into energy that the body needs
