India's high antibody count may mean a less severe Covid-19 third wave

Provided states don't lift restrictions prematurely and throw caution to the wind, say experts

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Coronavirus Vaccine | Coronavirus Tests | ICMR

Ruchika Chitravanshi  |  New Delhi 

India’s high seroprevalence of over 67 per cent suggests that a significant part of the population has Covid antibodies but the government is being cautious about making any herd immunity claims. (Sero­pre­valence is the percentage of individuals in a population who have antibodies to a pathogen; and herd immunity is when a large portion of a population becomes immune to a disease, making its spread from person to person unlikely.) While some experts believe that a large part of India is still vulnerable to the virus that could trigger a third wave, others feel the country is ...

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First Published: Mon, August 09 2021. 06:04 IST
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