covid19 vaccine

 

COVID‑19 vaccine is a vaccine developed to provide acquired immunity against COVID-19.

 The work to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus diseases SARS and MERS had established knowledge about the structure and function of coronaviruses, which accelerated development during early 2020 of varied technology platforms for a COVID‑19 vaccine.

National regulatory authorities have approved six vaccines for public use:

2 RNA vaccines (the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 

     and

 mRNA-1273 from Moderna), 

2 conventional inactivated vaccines (BBIBP-CorV from Sinopharm and CoronaVac from Sinovac),

 and

2 viral vector vaccines (Gam-COVID-Vac from the Gamaleya Research Institute

 and

 AZD1222 from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca).

Emergency authorisation to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine or the Serum Institute version: the UK, India, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco

The name of covid 19 vaccines developed by

UK   -   Pfizer Covid-19

INDIA   ---    Covishield, COVAXIN

Covid19 vaccination started in India on 16th Jan 2021.

COVAXIN, India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech is developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV).

 The indigenous, inactivated vaccine is developed and manufactured in Bharat Biotech's BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) high containment facility.

ARGENTINA -- Sputnik V vaccine

Dominican Republic ---  AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

El Salvador -- 

El Salvador greenlights AstraZeneca, Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The COVID-19 vaccine developed jointly by British drugmaker AstraZeneca and Oxford University was approved for use in El Salvador

MEXICO ---  Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

MOROCCO ----    AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, jointly developed with the U.K.'s Oxford University.

UAE ---    Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinopharm

CANADA ---  Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna

Please note -List of vaccines varies in each countries day by day. Most of them have approved using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

by,

Dr.Renju T George

India

 

 what loneliness looks like in the brain

A new study shows a signature in the brains of lonely people that make them distinct in fundamental ways, based on variations in the volume of different brain regions as well as based on how those regions communicate with one another across brain networks.

Loneliness is an unpleasant emotional response to perceived isolation. 

Loneliness is increasingly being recognized as a major health problem, and previous studies have shown older people who experience loneliness have a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Understanding how loneliness manifests itself in the brain could be key to preventing neurological disease and developing better treatments.

A team of researchers examined the MRI data, genetics and psychological self-assessments of approximately 40,000 middle-aged and older adults . They compared the MRI data of participants who reported often feeling lonely with those who did not.

The researchers found many differences in the brains of lonely people. 

These brain manifestations were centred on default network: a set of brain regions involved in inner thoughts such as reminiscing, future planning, imagining and thinking about others.

Researchers found that the default networks of lonely people were more strongly wired together and surprisingly, their grey matter volume in regions of the default network was greater. 

Loneliness also cause differences in the fornix: a bundle of nerve fibres that carries signals from the hippocampus to the default network. In lonely people, the structure of this fibre tract was better preserved.

We use the default network when remembering the past, envisioning the future or thinking about a hypothetical present. The fact the structure and function of this network is positively associated with loneliness maybe because lonely people are more likely to use imagination, memories of the past or hopes for the future to overcome their social isolation.

So this heightened focus on self-reflection, and possibly imagined social experiences, would naturally engage the memory-based functions of the default network.

by,

Dr.Renju T George,

India.

Dental Emergencies

 

Dental Emergencies

Any dental problem that needs immediate treatment to stop bleeding, alleviate severe pain, or save a tooth is considered an emergency. This consideration also applies to severe infections that can be life-threatening.

• Uncontrolled bleeding
• severe uncontrolled pain
• cellulitis or a diffuse tissue swelling
• Infection with intra oral or extra oral swelling that compromises airway
• Trauma of face or facial bone
• Severe trismus
• Persistent non healing ulcer

Here are some simple precautions you can take to avoid accident and injury to the teeth:   

Wear a mouthguard when participating in sports or recreational activities.

Avoid chewing ice, popcorn kernels and hard candy, all of which can crack a tooth.

Use scissors, and not  your teeth, to cut things.

by,

DR.RENJU T GEROGE,

INDIA

Amazon pay

 Amazon pay at my office 

How to Write a short slogan on oral hygiene?

Short slogans on oral hygiene     

 1. Brushing teeth keeps germs away.

 2. Clean teeth and shiny teeth shows dignity.

 3. If you don't brush your teeth, decay will follow you.

4.  Your  Health score is  high, if oral hygiene is good.

by, 

DR.Renju T George,

India

Which is the best tooth brush?

Which Toothbrush is best?

1. Plastic manual: plastic handle with fixed head.
           or
2. Bamboo manual: bamboo handle with fixed head.
            or
3. Plastic manual replaceable head: reusable plastic handle (made from a bio-plastic) with replaceable heads.
            or
4. Electric: handle and charging unit, with replaceable heads.

There are billions of toothbrushes used and discarded every year. Research shows that electric toothbrushes are actually harmful for the planet and to the people involved in the manufacturing process and distribution.

The electric toothbrush, the standard plastic brush, the plastic brush with replaceable head, and the bamboo brush were used. The team found that the electric toothbrush was comparatively harmful for planetary health.

Even though bamboo is biodegradable the most environmentally sustainable toothbrush was not bamboo, as could perhaps be popularly believed, but a hypothetical continually recycled plastic toothbrush.

A plastic manual replaceable head toothbrush and bamboo manual toothbrush perform better than traditional plastic manual and electric toothbrushes in every environmental impact.

The ideal toothbrush is one which uses plastic which is recycled in a continuous process. Plastic brushes which can be recycled don't take up a lot of land, and they don't need lots of water to grow. The important thing here is to keep the plastic in the recycling chain.

by,

Dr.Renju T George,

India.

Registration renewal of Kerala Dental Council 2020

 Kerala Dental Council registration renewal for those ,due after Dec 31st  2020

The following is required for renewal

1)1000/- DD drawn in favour of 'Registrar, Kerala Dental council' payable at Trivandrum.

2)Request letter for renewal.

3) Self addressed envelope with 42 RS stamp.

4) photo copy of Old Renewal certificate
Kerala Dental Council .

Payment can be done in two modes

1.Can swipe debit/credit cards at KDC(1000+7.50)

2.DD in favour of registrar, Kerala dental council payable at TVM

This amount is for renewal of registration for next 5 years and for registrations ending on 2020 december.

Can be sent collectively also but the application and swipe/DD should be individual for each person.

A4 size cover

: Kindly write the name, registration no and mobile no at the back of the DD( left hand side top corner).”

Please not the online renewal details as of 2025 onwards 

Online KDC renewal

For more on council location,

https://dentalclinic-palarivattom.blogspot.com/2017/11/kerala-dental-council.html?m=1

KDC website

By,
Dr.Renju T George,
India.