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If you have been immunized against COVID-19 and have a history of specific psychiatric problems then you face a higher risk of breakthrough disease. That's according to a study that the University of California (UC) San Francisco, conducted recently. The risk may be connected to decreased immune response as well as dangerous behaviors associated with various diseases, according to researchers from the University of California (UC) San Francisco in the United States. The study, published on Thursday in the journal JAMA Network Open, discovered that individuals over 65 with drug misuse, psychotic illnesses, bipolar disorder, adjustment disorder, and anxiety faced up to a 24% greater chance of developing breakthrough COVID. The risks were up to 11% greater for individuals under 65 than for those without a psychiatric history, according to the study. They analyzed data from over 2.5 lakh US Department of Veterans Affairs patients who had finished their immunization r...

India has given out over 180 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, which is 3.2 times more than the United States and 12.7 times more than France. The Indian Health Ministry said crore doses were given out in less than a year. The global COVID case spike caused by the Omicron variety resulted in a peak six times higher than prior waves, but India was able to curb its spread, resulting in fewer hospitalizations and deaths than previous surges, the government said on Thursday. According to the Union Health Ministry, India contributed only 0.21 percent of global cases in the week ending March 15, with 3,536 cases recorded on average. It was stated that many countries are still reporting an increase in instances that is greater than past surges. "Not only was the claimed peak in India substantially lower, but the constant efforts also resulted in a rapidly falling trajectory." During a webinar on India's Public Health Response to Manage COVID-19 , a health mini...