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Measles Is Back: Why Outbreaks Are Rising Across The World Again
With the USA and Mexico likely to lose their measles-free designation, herd immunity against the highly contagious viral infection has collapsed, leaving the world facing this major threat all over again.
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School-Based HPV Vaccination Programmes Reduce Risk Through Herd Immunity: Lancet Study
School-based immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) could also offer protection against the development of pre-cancerous cells in unvaccinated women through 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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Covid BF.7 Variant May Not Be As Serious In India As In China Because...: Top Scientist
"The severity of the infection is not as much as they used to be with Delta. That's because we do have herd immunity to an extent. Actually, we have herd immunity because we are exposed to the other viruses," he told PTI.
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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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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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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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Over Half Of Delhi Has Had Covid, Shows Latest Sero Survey
One in two residents in Delhi has been exposed to the coronavirus and developed antibodies for the infection, the fifth serological survey in the capital has found, the government said on Tuesday. The data suggested that the city of 2 crore is inching towards herd immunity - when the majority of the population becomes immune to a disease, slowing i...
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Measles Is Back: Why Outbreaks Are Rising Across The World Again
With the USA and Mexico likely to lose their measles-free designation, herd immunity against the highly contagious viral infection has collapsed, leaving the world facing this major threat all over again.
-
School-Based HPV Vaccination Programmes Reduce Risk Through Herd Immunity: Lancet Study
School-based immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) could also offer protection against the development of pre-cancerous cells in unvaccinated women through herd immunity.
-
"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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Covid BF.7 Variant May Not Be As Serious In India As In China Because...: Top Scientist
"The severity of the infection is not as much as they used to be with Delta. That's because we do have herd immunity to an extent. Actually, we have herd immunity because we are exposed to the other viruses," he told PTI.
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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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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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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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Over Half Of Delhi Has Had Covid, Shows Latest Sero Survey
One in two residents in Delhi has been exposed to the coronavirus and developed antibodies for the infection, the fifth serological survey in the capital has found, the government said on Tuesday. The data suggested that the city of 2 crore is inching towards herd immunity - when the majority of the population becomes immune to a disease, slowing i...
