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In Bradford, one in eight teenagers aged 16 and 17 have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, with figures showing 5,202 people in this age group having received two jabs by January 16. This represents at least 32% of the age group. In contrast, 1,159 12 to
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Efforts to tackle the Omicron wave led the Government to call for teenagers to get their second jab ahead of their return to school after the Christmas break. In Hartlepool, data from the UK coronavirus dashboard shows that 1,054 under-18s are now double-jabbed, representing 15% of the age group.
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National Youth Day, commemorating the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, was celebrated with great enthusiasm at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University in Bhopal. The program included an E-National Seminar, which focused on the relevance of Vivekananda's ideas in the present context, and Surya Namaskar. The seminar featured a
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The Government Degree College (GDC) Banihal in collaboration with the Debates and Seminar Committee organized an essay writing competition, online quiz, and webinar to mark the 25th National Youth Day and 159th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The event was held under the supervision of Principal Dr. Manohar Lal and
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The Government of India's Ministry of Home and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has revised vaccination guidelines stating that beneficiaries in the 15-18 years of age would only be administered Covaxin. This has led to some confusion about the requirement to take paracetamol or any painkiller to ease side-effects after
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Over 800,000 teenagers between 15-18 years of age have already registered for their Covid-19 vaccine dose in a short span of few days, as the Centre launched the inoculation drive for this age group. To cater to the demand, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has linked two civic-run schools
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Research findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine have provided new insights into the relationship between smoke-free laws and smoking among youth in the United States. The study analyzed data from the Monitoring the Future study, which followed a sample of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from 2001
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Medical experts have warned that teenagers are four times as likely to take up smoking if their parents or caregivers smoke. This is one of the findings released as part of the Better Health Smoke Free campaign, which aims to encourage smokers to make giving up their new year'
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Pakistan's Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib, emphasized the government's commitment to supporting youth entrepreneurship through initiatives such as the Kamyab Jawan Program and Ehsaas Scholarship. Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the Faculty of Management Sciences (FMS) entrepreneurial drive at the International
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The Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction (MEDPR) of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan have launched a new joint project, 'Empowering the Youth to Embrace the Digital Economy and Digital Entrepreneurship'. The project aims to enhance digital entrepreneurship environment and skills of
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on labor markets in Southeast Asia, with youth and female workers being disproportionately affected. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the pandemic led to significant job losses, particularly among young workers, who represented only 10-15% of the workforce in Indonesia, the
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SMEDAN, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, has started training for the first batch of youths in the entrepreneurship and vocational components of the National Business Skills Development Initiative (NBSDI). The agency aims to empower 1,015 youths, with 145 from each of the seven North-West zone
