Herd Immunity for Americans May Be an Elusive Goal
MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- While more than half of American adults have gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, many scientists and public health experts…
India’s vaccination drive may lead to herd immunity by January, says YES Securities
MUMBAI: India could achieve the herd immunity threshold with 60-70 per cent of the population being fully vaccinated by January 2022, brokerage firm YES Securities noted in a report today.…
What the new surge in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra means to India’s Covid trajectory
Maharshtra has been witnessing spike in covid cases for a week nowJust when India breathed a sigh of relief that the pandemic curve has finally flattened, Coronavirus in Maharashtra witnessed…
New UK lockdown signals worsening economic outlook: Mohamed El-Erian
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and members of his government risk significant political damage for their decision on Saturday to introduce extremely tough restrictions on London and parts of the…
Pune shows early signs of ‘herd immunity’, second wave unlikely: Survey
Wherever the sero-positivity rate was high in Pune, the incidence rate has fallen sharply. (Representattive Image, IE)Close to 85% of the Pune population has developed immunity from Covid-19! A first-of-its-kind…
Unlike the US, we may not see the second wave of Covid-19 infections: Raman Gangakhedkar
NEW DELHI: India may not see a second wave of Covid-19 infections or another peak in terms of daily new cases, top epidemiologist Raman Gangakhedkar told ET in an exclusive…
What Will Convince People to Get a COVID Vaccine?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Promoting any emerging COVID-19 vaccine to a skeptical public could be tough. But a new survey…
To lock down or not? Experts spar over approach to COVID-19
Mumbai: Experts in Europe and America are divided over what should be the course of action in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The stalemate is over whether countries should protect…
Scientists Slam White House for Herd Immunity Claim
William Schaffner, MD, Vanderbilt University. The Lancet: "Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 control are a ‘dangerous fallacy’, say authors of open letter." The New York Times: " White House…
Covid-19 latest: Herd Immunity debate continues! What do WHO, scientists say
Talking about herd-immunity, the WHO Director-General said that there is not enough knowledge about immunity to Coronavirus. He most of the Coronavirus infected patients generally develop an immune response within…