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Obesity Management: How to reduce fat and maintain ideal weight    A study reported that out of 178 adult patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), at least one underlying condition was found in 89.3%, the most common being hypertension (49.7%), obesity (48.3%), chronic lung disease (34.6%), diabetes mellitus (28.3%), and cardiovascular disease (27.8%) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6915e3.htm?s_cid=mm6915e3_w     The most widely accepted classifications are those from the World Health Organization (WHO), based on body mass index (BMI). The WHO designations are as follows: Grade 1 overweight (commonly and simply called overweight) - BMI of 25-29.9 kg/m 2 Grade 2 overweight (commonly called obesity) - BMI of 30-39.9 kg/m 2 Grade 3 overweight (commonly called severe or morbid obesity) - BMI ≥40 kg/m 2 In muscular persons, BMIs that usu...

Pfizer / Biontech Vaccine Platform:mRNA Dose:two doses three weeks apart Country of development:USA Efficacy to prevent symptomatic illness:95 % Side effects:11 cases of severe allergy in every million doses Logistics and storage: minus 70 degrees celcius cold chain Production:USA and Europe Pros:Highly efficacous. Now licenced from age 12. Cons:Expensive, allergy to Poly-ethylene Glycol ( PEG )  within nano-particle Heart inflammation reported mostly in young males below age 30 approximately 1/30,000 cases Moderna Vaccine Platform:mRNA Dose:two doses four weeks apart Country of development:USA Efficacy to prevent symptomatic illness:94 % Side effects:Minimal Logistics and storage: Minus 30 degree celcius storage Production:USA and Europe Pros:Efficacous Cons:Expensive Heart inflammation reported mostly in young males below age 30 approximately 1/15,000 cases Oxford / Astra Zeneca Vaccine Platform:DNA recombitant Monkey Adenovirus Vector ECC-201 Dose:Two doses 4-12 weeks apart Coun...