healthcare workers

The Parliament, through the Lok Sabha's voice vote on March 24, cleared the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2021. The bill, incipiently tabled by Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, stipulates a statutory body for authorizing even education and professional standards for paramedics and allied healthcare workers. Reportedly, the commission, alongside a two-term Chairman and Vice-chairman, will comprise members… read-more

After two health-workers in the UK got an allergic reaction to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, British health officials have alarmed people with a history of an allergic reaction to any vaccine or drugs not to inoculate themselves. Dr June Raine, chief executive of UK's health regulatory body, said, “We know from the very extensive clinical trials that this wasn’t a feature.” Reportedly, more than 1000 people have been inoculated in the UK.