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Background: Immunological Survey or serosurveys have yielded useful information regarding the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population, but the impact of the continuing pandemic on the medical students in India is yet to be fully recognised. In this study we assessed the students who had received at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for their antibody response. Methodology: A Hospital based, age-stratified, cross-sectional Analytical study design was adopted for the survey, carried out in tribal state of India among medical students. Consecutive sampling method was used where serum samples were tested for antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein. Result: The vaccinee group comprised of 187 students mostly aged between 18-23 years 68.4% were females, 56.6 % were vaccinated with covishield. The mean IgG (Immunoglobin G) titre was 7343.74 AU/Ml, less than 1000 AU/Ml was found in 8% of participants, while more than 8000 AU/Ml was found in 32.1%. Participants who got the covaxin vaccine had a higher median IgG titre (median 6491.8 AU/mL, interquartile range 8898 AU/mL).The antibody titre of male was 0.328 times lower than that of female. Conclusion: Despite the fact that covishield's mean antibody titre was higher, covaxin's protection lasted longer.
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High burden of acute malnutrition among children less than 5 years is a major public health problem in India. A "Two-days National Consultation on Addressing Acute Malnutrition" was organized to gather experiences and evidence from 13 states of India on prevention and management of acute malnutrition among children and documenting viewpoints from experts and government counterparts on the same. The consultation centered around five key themes of addressing acute malnutrition; 1) capacity building, 2) strengthening screening, 3) nutritional care of wasting, 4) tracking progress, and 5) scale-up. The paper highlights the experiences and key recommendations around the above key themes. It emerged that there is a need to further accelerate the efforts toward strengthening existing platforms and services to address acute malnutrition among children. Regular trainings of the frontline workers, increased convergence, regular monitoring, and continued service delivery during the pandemic should be undertaken for better outcomes.
