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In your evening news brief, Telangana decides to impose a 10-day lockdown in the state starting May 12; Enforcement Directorate files a criminal case against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh and Karnataka has requested the Centre to allocate as much oxygen as possible for the state.

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In your evening news brief, Shashi Tharoor takes a dig at the government over foreign aid; Centre defends its vaccination strategy in Supreme Court and Germany is to make Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine available to all adults.

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In this episode, Dr Prashant answers some of the questions and queries related to the vaccines against Covid-19.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi and welcome to DH Radio. Today we are joined by Dr Prashant, he is a neonatologist.

Dr Prashant: Hi, Ahmed.

Ahmed: Doctor, we are in the phase of the pandemic where the vaccine is the most important thing. There are also on social media and WhatsApp, myths that have spread about the vaccines. I am going to ask you certain questions to burst these myths.

Dr Prashant: Definitely. This is the need of the hour. It's a good thing to dissipate correct knowledge about the vaccine to the public.

Ahmed: There was a post on social media that said that women who are on their periods should avoid taking the vaccine.

Dr Prashant: Vaccine is given to healthy individuals to induce protection against the specifically directed bacteria or virus. Usually, the normal physiological processes that go on in our body, will not have any impact. Anybody can get the vaccine, anytime...

To know more about the conversation listen to the podcast.

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In your evening news brief, Himanta Biswa Sarma to be new Assam chief minister; lockdown in Delhi extended by one more week and  Karnataka to commence vaccination of 18-44 age group from Monday.

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In your evening news brief, Drugs Controller General of India approves anti-Covid oral drug developed by DRDO for emergency use; Supreme Court passes directions for decongestion of prisons and At least 10 workers killed in a blast at a quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district.

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In your evening news brief, Lockdown in Karnataka inevitable, says chief minister B S Yediyurappa;  Karnataka government has decided to cap the price of CT-scan and digital X-ray in private hospitals and labs at Rs 1,500 and Rs 250 respectively and Supreme Court declines to interfere with the Karnataka High Court's May 5 order to the Centre to supply 1200 MT of oxygen to the state.

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In your evening news brief, Supreme Court lauds the role played by the High Courts during Covid-19 pandemic; European Union willing to discuss a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines and Prime Minister Narendra Modi directs that states should be given help and guidance about leading indicators to ramp up healthcare infrastructure.

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In your evening news brief, Two of the Indian delegation for G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting test positive for Covid-19; Supreme court asks Centre about the supply it has made to the national capital since May 3 and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa says he is awaiting directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on whether or not a full-fledged lockdown.

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In your evening news brief, IPL suspended indefinitely; Kangana Ranaut's account for repeated violations of rules and Karnataka postpones second PU exams.

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In your evening news brief, Supreme Court tells Centre, states to consider lockdown to curb second Covid-19 wave; Medical interns to be deployed for Covid-19 duties and 24 Covid-19 patients dead after Chamarajanagar hospital runs out of oxygen

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