Noted virologist Shahid Jameel said the notion that Omicron is a natural vaccine is a dangerous idea spread by irresponsible people. "It br...

What are the various scenarios for vaccinating India’s entire adult population? Beginning now India needs 143 crore of vaccine shots to ful...

K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India said that in a highly mobile world where people are moving from place to plac...

The general expectation is that when the vaccine against Covid-19 is rolled out in the population it would mark the end of the pandemic, th...

Herd immunity is "very difficult" to achieve and one should not think of it in "practical terms" in India, especially in the times of "vari...

Herd immunity is achieved when enough people have immunity, either from vaccination or past infection, to stop the uncontrolled spread. It ...

On Tuesday, the Delhi government announced the results of the fifth sero survey, with a sample of 28,000 across 11 districts in Delhi. The ...

The National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on Tuesday hosted a virtual discussion titled ‘The Challenge of Vaccinating a Bi...

The forecasts suggest that the US and Canada are expected to hit herd immunity by the second quarter of 2021, Japan in April 2022 and India...

Gangakhedkar, who was the face of Covid-19 communication from India’s apex medical research body and former head of epidemiology and infect...

The third sero survey in Delhi, which has revealed that seroprevalence has declined to 25.1%, instead of going up, has made one thing clear...

"In a country with the size of the population like India, herd immunity cannot be a strategic choice or option. It can only be an outcome, ...

Herd immunity is achieved when the majority of population becomes immune to an infectious disease, either because they have become infected...

India has the most desirable demography to aim for herd immunity: 82% of the population is less than 50.

What is significant is that Modi has sought to transform the battle against coronavirus into a national mission that demands active popular...

Two veteran experts — Jayaprakash Muliyal and T Jacob John — feel it’s time to end the lockdown.

India will have to achieve herd immunity to be able to fully counter covid, Swaminathan Aiyar has said.