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- Herd immunity against Covid-19 was sold as the path out of pandemic. But why are we not talking about it anymore?
- Will the world reach herd immunity against Covid-19?Nature isn’t going to solve the problem, either. It’s unclear how long natural immunity gained from surviving Covid-19 will last, and wheth...16 Aug, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
- COVID-19 herd immunity: It's not going to happen, so what next?Instead we should be talking about how to live with the virus. The tremendous success that's materialised with COVID-19 vaccines allows us ...04 Aug, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
- Covid-19: When will we reach herd immunity? Here are 3 reasons that's a hard question to answerDifferent diseases have different thresholds for herd immunity. For measles, for example, the herd immunity threshold is 92%-94%. Estimates...27 Jul, 2021, 11.34 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
- India in for the long haul as experts say herd immunity unlikely soonK Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India said that in a highly mobile world where people are moving from place to plac...05 May, 2021, 07.58 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
- Covid-19: All you need to know about herd immunityHerd immunity is achieved when enough people have immunity, either from vaccination or past infection, to stop the uncontrolled spread. It ...19 Feb, 2021, 08.21 AM 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
- Israel sharing COVID-19 data with PfizerIsrael is giving weekly data updates on its Covid-19 outbreak to vaccine maker Pfizer under a collaboration agreement that may help other c...19 Jan, 2021, 08.17 AM IST
- India may achieve herd immunity by Feb 2023: Analytics company AirfinityThe 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...10 Dec, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
- Can first COVID-19 vaccines bring herd immunity? Experts have doubts"Herd immunity is sometimes wrongly understood as individual protection," said Josep Jansa, an expert in health emergency preparedness and ...18 Nov, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
- Delhi: Herd immunity only through vaccinationThe third sero survey in Delhi, which has revealed that seroprevalence has declined to 25.1%, instead of going up, has made one thing clear...02 Oct, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
- COVID-19: Herd immunity can't be strategic choice or option in India, says health ministry"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, ...31 Jul, 2020, 07.53 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
- 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
- Herd immunity as COVID-19 strategy risky, countries must make timely interventions: CSIR DGHerd immunity is achieved when the majority of population becomes immune to an infectious disease, either because they have become infected...31 May, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
- View: India, with 82% of the population below 50, is best placed for herd immunityIndia has the most desirable demography to aim for herd immunity: 82% of the population is less than 50.22 May, 2020, 02.24 PM IST
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