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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious ailment that spreads by a recently exposed coronavirus. A good number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus experienced mild to moderate respiratory illness and got well without requiring exceptional treatment. Aged individuals and those with primary medical troubles like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more expected to develop an audacious illness. A study was carried out in engineering colleges of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. A structured questionnaire was formulated and used to do an online survey of 384 engineering students. The questionnaire included three parts, socio-demographic characteristics, selected myths and beliefs about coronavirus. The data collected were analysed using Microsoft Excel software. About the coronavirus majority of engineering students believed myths are “The study reveals the respondent's opinion on corona as below,40.4% believe that coronavirus will die off when temperatures rise in the spring, 5.1% strongly agree that social distancing guards spreading of coronavirus, 29.4% neither agree nor disagree that Home remedies can cure and protect against COVID-19, 27.9% strongly agree.

Introduction: With the vaccination drive underway, it is important to dispel any myths about vaccines circulating in India. Lack of proper understanding and lack of exposure to the science behind the functioning of a vaccine people have different perceptions towards two vaccines i.e., Covishield and Covaxin, which are available in India. It is the need of the hour to dispel the myths and misconceptions around both vaccines. Materials and Methods:  A study has been undertaken to know the perceptions of management students and faculty towards Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. A structured questionnaire is prepared and forwarded to around 2000 respondents of different Management colleges located in Vijayawada. A convenient sampling technique was adopted and got 412 responses and analyzed with SPSS software. Results: Out of 412 respondents, majority 55.3%(228) respondents are believing that side effects are less with  Covaxin, followed by 27.9%(115) respondents believes that no many differences between both brands, followed by 16.7%(69) respondents are thinking that side effects are less with Covishield in the study area. Conclusions: It has been concluded that the Majority of the respondents in the study area are well versed with the dose, mode of vaccines. Inefficacy and effectiveness, side effects of vaccines, respondents are different opinions. The government has to promote the two vaccines and take steps to curtail the myths about these two vaccines through advertisements in electronic media, print media

Malnutrition among mothers and children in India is extremely high. Every second woman in the nation is anaemic, and every third child is diminutive, according to the Food Ministry. On the Global Hunger Index (GHI), India ranks 94th out of 107 countries, placing it in the ‘serious hunger' category.  In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, micronutrient deficits are frequent among mothers and children. According to the NFHS-5 survey, In Andhra Pradesh, 59 % percent of non-pregnant women in the age group of 15-49 years are anaemic.  63.2 percent of children in the age group of 6 to 59 months are anaemic. 53.7 percent of pregnant women under the age of 35 are anaemic. Food fortification is consideration to be one of the most valuable ways to put a stop to malnutrition. Food fortification is a low-cost method that has been shown to provide health, economic, and social benefits. Rice is the most effective vehicle for reaching the poorest people and one of only two staples that can contain a spectrum of minerals and vitamins when properly enriched. Rice fortification activities are most successful when collaborations are developed between the civic and private sectors, as well as other parties who can help with sponsorship, management, capacity building, implementation, and regulatory oversight.

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