For those with vaccine hesitancy see the data for Karnataka . We have over 38.5 Lakh vaccination given . Only 2 severe AEFI and 23 serious AEFI and no deaths attributable to the vaccine (zero today) whereas we have had 18 deaths today in one day !!
Remember we were giving to the high risk and elderly group till today who had a higher chance of serious/severe AEFI technically and they have all tolerated it well. TAKE THE VACCINE
Also people think that they are very informed but no they are not the reality of COVID and its ill effects have been seen first hand by people like us. Do not get into various controversies and minutae. That's for the experts who are actively monitoring and more knowledgeable
So trust and take. Its a risk benefit thing and is highly skewed towards vaccination. Contrary to what you think you will NOT get a choice of vaccine. Even we do not know what we will receive next day. so take what you get. Its all about survival Now rather than later
In a pandemic vaccination is about "Us" and not "I" so thinking that I will wait is a useless exercise and if you get infected despite being eligible you will be harmed or transmit it to others.
As a note vaccination does not mean you can drop precautions-its like a seat belt/helmet-reduces your chances of getting maimed/killed but cannot ensure nothing will happen. Drive safe & use SMS - sanitization+Mask+ social distancing . That still remains the most effective thing
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1 Apr
For those>45 if you havent got vaccination slots on online booking please go 2 the closest center with full protection - mask &eye protection & you can ask for walk in slots. There are daily some walk in slots allotted.Its like booking versus standing in line for going to a movie
My Sister did not get her slot for booking today and we went to our hospital walk in slot and took it. center will have walk in slots. If you cannot get a slot take slot next day, Vaccinators will help. Only thing is that its a chance compared to booking
However this will also reduce the wastage of shots so please also be patient. A final 10 dose vial will not have wasted doses. So we will have more people vaccinated . The full vaccination potential of all centers are not used if walk in opportunity us not used
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24 Sep 20
@PMOIndia @narendramodi @AmitShah Why are politicians getting infected and dying an analysis. Mask wearing in most are not proper. While communication cues with facial expression is desirable unmasked face is dangerous. We have published data on Cough spread.
I have reviewed videos and ALL politicians are not wearing masks properly. That needs to be corrected.
Pretesting of guards etc will NOT be enough. False negatives is around 20-30% with RTPCR so will pull into a false sense of security. Mask wearing still remains mandatory and will help educate the noncompliant masses
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11 Sep 20
@BBMPCOMM @Captain_Mani72 People are coming from BBMP and taking house data .Asked my Mother to open door and "come close" Mother refused to come outside but talked through window and outside gate- She has been in reverse quarantine since Feb first week
She gave details of member and was asked her phone number - she gave it. Now today she gets a message that she has been in contact with a positive person (physically impossible).We have not even allowed my Uncle in home and both my Wife and I are Professors in SJIC
The message came from VM -KARONE. It is a blatant lie as she has not come in contact with anyone. We wear masks at home and practice reverse quarantine and Wife and I are tested and we go to work in full PPE !! My Mother was distraught as she is a perfectionist
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25 Aug 20
Our paper on why you should wear masks - its not just about filtration efficiency but also about reduction of cough velocity decreasing spread doi.org/10.1063/5.0021…
This study again emphasizes the simultaneous need for face masks and adequate social distancing without masks, the airflow from coughs is capable of traversing at least 1.5 m–3.0 m. A disposable surgical mask greatly reduces this distance to between 0.5 m and 1.5 m.
N95masks have the best effectiveness and completely contain the horizontal spread to between 0.1 m and 0.25 m.
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4 Aug 20
Next time you crib about wearing a mask have a thought for those who work with it day in and out Image
And No- it's not the se as regular masks -A fit tested properly worn N95 mask has to be worn after a leak test. It will be really tight
Acute weight loss between pre and post PPE 2.4 Kg ie that much fluid loss
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7 Jul 20
Bangalore needs a rapid lockdown-stop interstate& inter district movement Nonessential movement to be curbed for at least 15 days-allows the health system a breather by not adding to the overflowing pot.Allows BBMP to further identify resources staged unlock with defined cut offs
If influx/case load is > than (needed bed/14 days) = buffer - stop interstate influx allows regulation of incoming stream to a manageable extent Allows health care worker fatigue to not settle. BBMP DHO's are literally swamped having worked tirelessly for so many months.
RTPCR capacity should also be a trigger- if backlog occurs such that test reports cannot be delivered in a day- another sign to cut influx. O2 beds unallocatable - cut influx that in itself will decrease the never ending gift by Agaatha UT and other states
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