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In this article, we apply theories of non-citizenship assemblage to conceptualise the dynamic relationship of social determinants of health for international students in Canada who face barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccines and verifying their vaccination status. Social workers' roles in responding to and reducing these inequities are also discussed with attention to micro practice, meso service integration, and macro public policy advocacy. Through theorising assembled inequities emerging from Canada's COVID-19 vaccination policies, this article offers guidance for future social work research and practice towards promoting justice and equity for transnational populations who are often excluded from domestic social welfare programmes.
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Covid-19 pandemic which started in late 2019 in Wuhan province of China spread to the whole world and became a disaster to many countries. The effect of Covid-19 pandemic on world economy is immense which may be recover with in a time schedule but the effect on physical as well as mental health require a special care. The actual wealth of an individual is his/her physical and mental health and both are interdependent. So Rehabilitation is important for all categories of patients. To minimise urgency in hospital need to develop a strategies of segregating patients based on verifying the complications. Thus it is also necessary to develop rehabilitation strategies to restore physical health to overcome anxiety and depression. Some patient may need invasive procedure in place of general treatment. It is also important to develop and train the therapist on proper sanitation and hygiene management for the safety measure. This article summarises the basic guidelines for patients and physiotherapist in management of COVID-19.
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Background: The emergence of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented global catas-trophe in the 21st century as a major virus outbreak. The disease as well as the different preventive measures taken to contain the disease especially quarantine and lockdown, loss of income, loss of job and financial insecurity have led to an enormous impact on the mental health of the community and various psychological problems in the form of anxiety, depression and stress. Objective: This article aims to highlight the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health with a special focus on depression in the general population of Odisha. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out among the general population of Odisha through an online semi-structured questionnaire the link of which was sent to the participants by way of e-mails, WhatsApp and other social contacts. Data analysis of the received responses was done. Various statistical analyses were adopted using methods like Microsoft Excel, 2013, R version 4.0.2 software, t-test and Chi-square tests. Significant predictor analysis was done using logistic regression. Results: The incidence of depression to the tune of 43% was found (Mild-10.28%, Moderate-16.19%, Severe-5.56%, Extremely severe – 9.96%). Risk factors associated were the younger age group (21-40 years), unmarried persons (71.5%0, students (51.1%), persons not having symptoms of COVID-19 (78.4%), and persons without jobs (47.8%). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with highly significant levels of depression and is the topmost priority concern. It is important to take adequate measures to mitigate the severity of the impact. Early identification of worsening mental health and prompt response to address the problem can prevent further damage. ©@IJCRR.
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Background: In December 2019 China declared that pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus. The transmission of the virus from human to human causes a high rise in death rates around the globe. All though all age types can be infected with COVID-19, a person aged above 65 years showing more risks of growing serious illness, mostly due to increasing health conditions that are expected to come with ageing. Observing that older adults are at more risk for COVID related medical problem and mortality, the current study targeted the age-related effect on COVID-19 patients of Sambalpur Railway Staffs of Odisha. Objective: The present study focuses on the age-related effect on COVID-19 patients of Sambalpur Railway Staffs of Odisha. We performed a meta-analysis based on the clinical features of the Railway Staffs of Sambalpur division, Odisha. Methods: All investigations were carryout utilizing STATA 14.3 (StataCorp. 2009. Stata Statistical Software: Release 14. College Station, TX: StataCorp LP). A whole of 5732 employees was analyzed out of which 337 were found to be infected with COVID-19, among which, 323 (95.84%) were males and 14 (4.15%) were females. Results: The most noteworthy mortality was seen in patient’s ≥ 60-69 years of age. The age group had altogether big mortality contrasted with the immediate age group. The biggest expansion in mortality hazard was seen in patients with age 60-69 contrasted with 50-59. Conclusion: Notable heterogeneity (p < 0.001) was noticed and concluded the Funnel Plot. In our result, it was observed that the age group 30-39 had a significantly higher mortality rate. © IJCRR.
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Covid-19 is an infectious disease, caused by the newly discovered coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and has spread rapidly throughout the globe. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak pandemic in March 2020. All the countries, including India, have adopted stringent measures to contain the disease through better diagnostic measures, treatment protocols and containment sanitation measures with limited success. Development of effective vaccines are expected to provide a lasting solution by enhancing immunity. The vaccine development procedure has been fast-tracked in order to contain the disease spread on emergency basis following stringent protocols. Apprehensions and concerns regarding the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of these vaccines based on new and never licensed platforms do exist. © 2021, Universitatea de Vest Vasile Goldis din Arad. All rights reserved.
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Corona virus first reported in the early December, 2019 from Wuhan, a city in Hubei Province in the Republic of China. A novel corona virus is belongs to the Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 the same family as SARS-CoV and MERS corona virus. The SARS-Corona virus-2 had similarity with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which had also the high mortality during 2002-2003. The corona virus has rapidly spread all over the world and emerged as a deadly disease. The World Health Organization declared this as a public health emergency and a pandemic disease named as corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19). The transmission of virus from human to human causes high rise in death rates around the globe. Acute lungs injury at all stages of life or in some individuals with high-risk was reported earlier shows that, such as old age people or those persons affected with multi-morbidities, this novel virus can cause serious pneumonia like condition, ARDS, followed by multi-organ failure, these factors are the main cause of acute respiratory failure with higher death rates. Affected persons typically show different types of dyspnoea as well as radiological signs. The personal protective equipment (PPE) is highly recommended for wearing at some specific areas. The sign and symptoms of this novel COVID-19 are mainly high fever, mild dry cough, sore throat, headache, fatigue, mild dyspnoea and gastrointestinal issues. To test the presence of novel corona virus, swabs are collected from the nasal, tracheal aspirate and Broncho-alveolar lavage and for the samples testing, Real-time PCR is being used. Computed tomography (CT) results are crucial for the diagnosis and follow-up process. According to Epidemiological studies the people with old age and patients having diseases like hypertension, high blood sugar previously were more susceptible this disease, while children tends to have mild symptoms. In this review, we highlighted the Structural, epidemiological, statistical data, signs and symptoms as well as the treatments and vaccine available for the treatment of this novel corona virus. © 2021, Universitatea de Vest Vasile Goldis din Arad. All rights reserved.