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CORONAVIRUS HERD IMMUNITY
Covid-19 Vax analysis: At 50 lakh shots/day, full adult coverage will be in March ’22 but herd immunity may happen soonerWhat are the various scenarios for vaccinating India’s entire adult population? Beginning now India needs 143 crore of vaccine shots to ful...24 Jun, 2021, 11.20 AM IST- UK denies claims by Cummings it pursued Covid herd immunityThe UK government pushed back on claims from the former chief aide of Prime Minister Boris Johnson that officials pursued a herd immunity s...24 May, 2021, 12.00 AM IST
- Future TenseThe new wave of cases in the European Union means that a similar transition is likely to come later there, in the late second or third quar...12 May, 2021, 11.23 PM IST
- Hyderabad may be moving towards herd immunity, shows studyThe study was carried out by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and vaccine innovator...05 Mar, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
- Herd immunity is 'very difficult' to achieve in India, says AIIMS director Randeep GuleriaHerd immunity is "very difficult" to achieve and one should not think of it in "practical terms" in India, especially in the times of "vari...21 Feb, 2021, 06.21 PM IST
- Herd immunity inference from Delhi's sero survey to be taken with pinch of salt, say scientistsOn Tuesday, the Delhi government announced the results of the fifth sero survey, with a sample of 28,000 across 11 districts in Delhi. The ...02 Feb, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
- Delhi could be heading towards attaining 'herd immunity', indicates latest sero-surveyFor the survey, which ended a few days ago, samples of over 25,000 people from various districts across the city were collected, the offici...25 Jan, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
- World Health Organisation warns coronavirus herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccinesAt a media briefing on Monday, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancin...12 Jan, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
- View: Amid fear giving way to carelessness, a look at what India's public Covid policy should (and shouldn't) be"Ram bharose can be a personal philosophy. Alas, it cannot become public policy. Yet, the reality is that a helpless world is hoping that s...18 Oct, 2020, 11.26 AM IST
- To lock down or not? Amid widespread virus resurgence, experts spar over what to doThe stalemate is over whether countries should protect the vulnerable and let the younger people — who face low risk of being severely impa...16 Oct, 2020, 10.32 AM IST
- Scientists believe coronavirus will become seasonal like flu, but the time hasn't come yetThe factors governing seasonality of Covid cannot halt the spread in the summer months.16 Sep, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
- Coronavirus: World Health Organization chief scientist sees no herd immunity yetHerd immunity is usually achieved through vaccination and occurs when most of a population is immune to a disease, blocking its continued s...24 Jul, 2020, 10.00 PM IST
- Delhi's moving towards herd immunity, ready to restart Metro, says KejriwalIn an exclusive interview with ET, Kejriwal also said his main objective now was to ensure there are no more lockdowns in Delhi. He also fe...24 Jul, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
- Can herd immunity work in the case of Covid-19?How long immunity lasts varies depending on the virus.10 Jun, 2020, 05.59 PM IST
- Does Covid-19 mean the end of open floor office?Currently, as per the government mandate, a 33% workforce is allowed in any workplace; once the lockdown is lifted maybe this could go up t...16 May, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
- A herd immunity strategy could actually work in youthful IndiaThe herd strategy would allow a majority of the population to gain resistance to coronavirus.23 Apr, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
- India needs to achieve herd immunity to effectively counter Covid-19: Swaminathan AiyarIndia will have to achieve herd immunity to be able to fully counter covid, Swaminathan Aiyar has said.28 Mar, 2020, 09.21 PM IST
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