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"Hybrid, Not Herd Immunity, Keeps India Safe": Covid Panel Chief Dr NK Arora To NDTV
India's fight against COVID-19 is shaping up much better than neighbouring China due to robust "hybrid immunity", the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.
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With Omicron, Experts Explain What Could Help Permanently Defeat Covid
With new versions forcing vaccine makers to re-test jabs, the virus that causes Covid-19 has proven highly unpredictable.
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"Cost Will Be Great Many Infections": Israel On Omicron Herd Immunity
A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country's top health official said on Sunday as daily cases continued to climb.
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"People Shouldn't Let Their Guards Down": Experts Warn Delhi Over COVID-19
It cannot be said that Delhi has attained herd immunity despite the latest serological survey showing that 97 per cent people here have developed antibodies against COVID-19, experts said on Thursday and cautioned people to not let their guard down.
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2021 Covid Outbreak In Delhi Shows Herd Immunity Against Delta Variant Difficult: Study
The severe outbreak of COVID-19 in Delhi this year showed that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 can infect previously exposed people through a different variant of the coronavirus, highlighting the challenges of reaching herd immunity against it.
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Has Delta Killed The Herd Immunity Dream?
As the Delta variant continues its global surge, experts are questioning whether the long-held goal of achieving herd immunity from Covid-19 through vaccination is still viable.
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Johnson & Johnson Seeks Nod For Vaccine Trials For 12-17 Group In India
Johnson & Johnson has applied for permission to conduct COVID-19 vaccine trials in India on children in the 12-17 age group, saying it is critical that "all sections of the population" are vaccinated to ensure achievement of herd immunity status.
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The World May Never Reach Herd Immunity Against Covid
As Covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of "herd immunity," a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That's now looking like a fantasy.
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Opinion: Vaccinating Children Crucial For Herd Immunity Against Covid
More than 910 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been given and the number is climbing daily.
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"China, US Should Lift Travel Ban If....": An Expert On Herd Immunity
China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity for COVID-19 with 90% of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist has said.
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Pfizer Vaccine Data In Israel Gives Clues On Herd Immunity: Scientists
The Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine appeared to stop the vast majority of recipients in Israel becoming infected, providing the first real-world indication that the immunization will curb transmission of the coronavirus.
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Herd Immunity Difficult To Achieve: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
Herd immunity is "very difficult" to achieve and one should not think of it in "practical terms" in India, especially in the times of "variant strains" of COVID-19 and "waning immunity", claimed AIIMS director Randeep Guleria on Sunday.
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New Indian Strains Of COVID-19 Could Be More Infectious, Says AIIMS Chief
Herd immunity for coronavirus is a "myth" in India because at least 80 per cent people need to have antibodies for the whole of the population to be protected, Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV on Saturday. This, he said, would be difficult if one takes into account the new Indian strains found in Maharashtra -- which could be highly transmissible and d...
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This Nation Wanted To Study Herd Immunity. Here's The Problem
A push by Iceland to get Pfizer Inc.'s backing for a nationwide study on the ability of vaccines to quickly create herd immunity has run into an unexpected snag. The tiny island nation has done too good a job keeping Covid-19 in check.
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India Biggest Covid Vaccine Buyer, Experts Say Could Cover 60% Population
India is the largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world with 1.6 billion doses, according to a global analysis, a number some scientists say could cover 800 million people, or 60 per cent of its population, and will be enough to develop "herd immunity".
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"Hybrid, Not Herd Immunity, Keeps India Safe": Covid Panel Chief Dr NK Arora To NDTV
India's fight against COVID-19 is shaping up much better than neighbouring China due to robust "hybrid immunity", the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.
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With Omicron, Experts Explain What Could Help Permanently Defeat Covid
With new versions forcing vaccine makers to re-test jabs, the virus that causes Covid-19 has proven highly unpredictable.
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"Cost Will Be Great Many Infections": Israel On Omicron Herd Immunity
A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country's top health official said on Sunday as daily cases continued to climb.
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"People Shouldn't Let Their Guards Down": Experts Warn Delhi Over COVID-19
It cannot be said that Delhi has attained herd immunity despite the latest serological survey showing that 97 per cent people here have developed antibodies against COVID-19, experts said on Thursday and cautioned people to not let their guard down.
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2021 Covid Outbreak In Delhi Shows Herd Immunity Against Delta Variant Difficult: Study
The severe outbreak of COVID-19 in Delhi this year showed that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 can infect previously exposed people through a different variant of the coronavirus, highlighting the challenges of reaching herd immunity against it.
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Has Delta Killed The Herd Immunity Dream?
As the Delta variant continues its global surge, experts are questioning whether the long-held goal of achieving herd immunity from Covid-19 through vaccination is still viable.
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Johnson & Johnson Seeks Nod For Vaccine Trials For 12-17 Group In India
Johnson & Johnson has applied for permission to conduct COVID-19 vaccine trials in India on children in the 12-17 age group, saying it is critical that "all sections of the population" are vaccinated to ensure achievement of herd immunity status.
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The World May Never Reach Herd Immunity Against Covid
As Covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of "herd immunity," a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That's now looking like a fantasy.
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Opinion: Vaccinating Children Crucial For Herd Immunity Against Covid
More than 910 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been given and the number is climbing daily.
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"China, US Should Lift Travel Ban If....": An Expert On Herd Immunity
China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity for COVID-19 with 90% of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist has said.
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Pfizer Vaccine Data In Israel Gives Clues On Herd Immunity: Scientists
The Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine appeared to stop the vast majority of recipients in Israel becoming infected, providing the first real-world indication that the immunization will curb transmission of the coronavirus.
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Herd Immunity Difficult To Achieve: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
Herd immunity is "very difficult" to achieve and one should not think of it in "practical terms" in India, especially in the times of "variant strains" of COVID-19 and "waning immunity", claimed AIIMS director Randeep Guleria on Sunday.
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New Indian Strains Of COVID-19 Could Be More Infectious, Says AIIMS Chief
Herd immunity for coronavirus is a "myth" in India because at least 80 per cent people need to have antibodies for the whole of the population to be protected, Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV on Saturday. This, he said, would be difficult if one takes into account the new Indian strains found in Maharashtra -- which could be highly transmissible and d...
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This Nation Wanted To Study Herd Immunity. Here's The Problem
A push by Iceland to get Pfizer Inc.'s backing for a nationwide study on the ability of vaccines to quickly create herd immunity has run into an unexpected snag. The tiny island nation has done too good a job keeping Covid-19 in check.
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India Biggest Covid Vaccine Buyer, Experts Say Could Cover 60% Population
India is the largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world with 1.6 billion doses, according to a global analysis, a number some scientists say could cover 800 million people, or 60 per cent of its population, and will be enough to develop "herd immunity".
