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People above 45 can get vaccinated from April 1

March 23, 2021, 3:59 PM

Gursshheen Gahllen | New Delhi

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

In a major decision taken by the Union Cabinet on Tuesday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar decided to open the vaccination drive for everyone above the age of 45 years beginning from April 1.

Javadekar also announced that there will be no need of medical certificates supporting co-morbidity conditions, which the government stipulated earlier for the second phase of vaccination.

We appeal that all above 45 should take the vaccine as early as possible that will provide them shield against Corona, Javadekar said.

The decision has been taken based on scientific advise, the minister informed adding that the gap between Covishield doses has also been extended up to eight weeks, from its earlier four weeks, as this is more effective in building immunity.

Earlier, two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given at an interval of 28 days. But as per a statement released by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, Javadekar said, As per the advice by scientists and world scientist bodies, second dose can be administered between fourth and eighth week, particularly for Covishield, said Javadekar. The doctors will decide the schedule of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines, he added.

However, the increased interval does not apply to Covaxin.

Over 4.7 crore people have been administered the COVID-19 vaccine doses so far, the Health Ministry said on Monday. On safety, Covishield and Covaxin are the safest of the vaccines, said Dr VK Paul, member of Niti Aayog.

India started a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16 where healthcare workers and frontline workers were given the utmost priority. The next phase of COVID-19 inoculation drive commenced on March 1, where citizens over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with co-morbid conditions were made eligible for vaccinations.

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Union Minister Dr Bhagwat Karad unveils Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’

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3 years ago

May 19, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Aurangabad

Dr Kavita Chandak at National Conference of Homeopathy held in Aurangabad

Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad recently unveiled Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’ at the recently held National Conference of Homeopathy (HAMI 2022) in Aurangabad. Prominently present during the conference were renowned homeopath Dr Arun Bhasme and 3,000 other doctors.

In her book, Dr Chandak, who hails from Nagpur, has covered the most important and widespread gynecological disorders such as menarche, over dysmenorrhea to menopause; reflects issues from which women suffer frequently like sterility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, breast issues, pregnancy-related conditions like constipation, morning sickness, heartburn, uterine prolapse, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and urinary problems, to mention a few.

Dr Chandak has also given a thorough explanation on topics like cancer of the breast, uterus and cervix, which are the most prevalent types of cancers in women. Her book contains a study of several homeopathic remedies with special emphasis on gynecology through the chapters like the core of a few important female remedies and the homeopathic gynecological kit. The book also gives a glimpse of rare and lesser-known remedies.

It is worth noting that Dr Chandak holds two golden book world records for treating kidney disorders and a case of mucormycosis. She is also the recipient of ‘The Excellence in Homeopathy award 2022’ given by Hpathy.com to 66 renowned homeopaths throughout the world. Over the years, Dr Chandak has organized more than 800 free medicine distribution camps. She provides her services through her web clinic in 20+ countries. Her area of specialization is behavioral psychiatric disorders like autism and ADHD.