Covaxin phase 2/3 studies have been completed for 2 to 17 years age group population and immunogenicity and safety data have been submitted to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for further approvals. Even as India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 75.89 Crore, Covid-19 vaccination of children with comorbidities in the 12 to 17 … Read more
According to the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, with an active case load of 1.54 lakh, Kerala contributes 37.1 per cent of the country’s total active cases. A high-level team from the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will arrive in Kerala today amid an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases over the … Read more
The government said 85% of the surveyed healthcare workers had antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 while a tenth remains unvaccinated. The fourth round of the national sero survey report puts the overall sero-prevalence in the country at 67.6%, leaving some 400 million or a third of the population still susceptible to the Covid-19 infection, the government said … Read more
The sero survey data done this time also recorded a higher number of COVID-19 cases in children and this is a significant change when compared to the second sero survey done in India. The nationwide serological survey conducted has suggested that one out of every five Indians may have been exposed to the Coronavirus and … Read more
This has been attributed to the delay in admitting patients into hospitals. A second and a much larger serological study is being conducted in Pune to gauge the prevalence of Covid-19. This survey is being carried out by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), along with the DY Patil Medical College and Research Centre. The … Read more
SRIJANASOM, a charitable non-governmental organization has conducted a serological survey in collaboration with Medicity Guwahati group of Clinics and Diagnostics in different districts of Assam called AASHA (Assessment of Anti SARS CoV 2 Seroprevalence in Habitants of Assam). The organization stated the world is witnessing an unprecedented situation today, with over 35 million confirmed cases … Read more
MUMBAI: The results of the latest sero survey conducted in Mumbai has come in as a dampener for the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Both the government and BMC were expecting a higher percentage of people in the city to have antibodies in their body against the novel coronavirus, which would have meant … Read more
The positivity rate over the past week has hovered between six and seven per cent. The third serological survey conducted in the national capital has found that about a third of Delhi population has been exposed to Coronavirus. According to a report by The Indian Express, a total of 33 per cent of the participants … Read more
The second all-India sero survey was done between August 17 and September 22 while the first was done between May 11 and June 4. There has been a tenfold hike in the number of adult Indians infected with Covid-19 over the past three-and-a-half months (see graphic), from around 64 lakh in the first sero survey, … Read more
The study claimed that individuals can have an additional immunity for up to a maximum of 83 days. Covid-19: A new study has found that antibodies against novel Coronavirus infection may last more than 60 days in a human body. The study, titled ‘SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and stability in a tertiary care hospital-setting’ was done … Read more