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HealthEverything you need to know about the 2021 flu shot

September 23, 20216 min

UAE health officials are urging the public to get a flu shot and a Covid-19 vaccine again this winter, but to leave a three-week gap between jabs. The ministry of health has just announced the launch of the national seasonal flu awareness campaign, which runs until December under the theme “Protecting yourself… protects your community.” UAE flu vaccination details The vaccine is safe to take alongside the Covid vaccine because both have different compositions,...

by Asma Ali Zain

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HealthOur T-cells may be key to beating Covid-19

September 23, 20219 min

Concerns over new Covid-19 variants becoming resistant to antibodies are spurring interest in finding out more about the body’s own immune responses — both to vaccines and to natural infection — as future protection against the virus. Scientists working in Abu Dhabi are hoping T-cells, which are a group of white blood cells that target and destroy cells as they become infected with viruses, can provide immunity against Covid-19. They believe T-cells could be more...

by Asma Ali Zain

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Community HealthIs your child’s lunch box healthy?

September 8, 20217 min

It’s a challenge for almost every parent: making sure that your children eat well at all times — but particularly when they are out of sight at school. The ministry of health has created a special recipe book for parents this year, featuring 20 carefully chosen local and international recipes designed to deliver the most balanced, nutritious and healthy lunch possible. “The school lunch bag is an essential part of a child’s diet and is...

by Natalie Hildon

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HealthWhy you need more Vitamin D

September 7, 202123 min

Social distancing, masks and hand sanitizer only go so far in the fight against Covid-19, not to mention a host of other chronic and lift-threatening conditions. There’s a reason why the department of health in Abu Dhabi earlier this summer urged residents to boost their vitamin D levels — even as the emirate remains one of the few health authorities in the world to be doing so. The recommendation came on the back of a...

by Nadine Kamal

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Community MindfulnessWhy schools must be more ‘trauma-informed’ in a post-Covid environment

August 31, 202115 min

Prior to the pandemic, the best place to positively impact young people outside the home was school. After all, that is where children typically spent most of their time. With the return of more face-to-face learning this fall, it is expected that many children, once again, will be spending more time with their teachers and classroom assistants than with their own parents in the comfort — and sometimes discomfort — of home. Let’s face it:...

by Asha Sherwood

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CommunityHow to help children mentally prepare for school

August 25, 202110 min

Are your kids heading back to the classroom for the new term? Or are you once again planning on distance learning in a bid to keep them safe from Covid-19? If it’s the former, you’re not alone. Despite the dangers of the ongoing pandemic, more than 63 percent of parents in the emirate of Abu Dhabi voted to let children return to school in July 2020, when the virus was causing lockdowns all over the...

by Tamara Clarke

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Community HealthCovid to HPV: Everything you need to know about child vaccinations

August 23, 20219 min

Covid-19 vaccination is a hot topic, and while some may be apprehensive, the UAE ministry of education has made its stance very clear. In a bid to make schools as safe as possible, the authorities have announced that students aged 16 and over must be vaccinated if they wish to attend school physically. The vaccination status must be verified on the Al Hosn app. If your child turns 16 during the academic year, they are...

by Asma Ali Zain

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Community HealthCan alternative medicine give relief after illness from Covid?

August 15, 20219 min

When Indian school teacher Faseela BV Shersha, 50, developed a terrible headache after taking the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine against Covid-19 in February, she turned to Unani instead of allopathic medicine for relief and treatment. “Immediately after taking the vaccine, I developed a severe headache and a blood-red eye, which did not heal even though I used allopathic eye-drops for two weeks,” she adds. She then consulted a Unani medicine doctor in Dubai...

by Asma Ali Zain

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HealthCovid-19: We’re getting better at treating the disease

August 8, 202113 min

The use of the drug Sotrovimab for the management of Covid-19 patients in the UAE is probably the best news to have emerged over the last three months, according to health experts. Treatment and management of Covid-19 worldwide has come a long way since the start of the biggest health crisis in modern history, and the UAE has proactively addressed the pandemic by approving effective treatment protocols. In May, the UAE became the first country...

by Caline Malek

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Community HealthNo smart phone for new Al Hosn Green Pass system?

August 1, 20216 min

One way the UAE has tackled the pandemic is through its Al Hosn app, which launched on April 26, 2020, and enabled smartphone users to receive their PCR test results. Later on, it was mainly used to allow visitors to enter the emirate of Abu Dhabi. On June 7, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) approved the “Green Pass” protocol that required UAE residents to use the Al Hosn app to show their...