Why antibodies detected in a survey is not a guarantee of herd immunity against fresh infection
Firstpost 5 hours ago K Srinath Reddy © Provided by Firstpost Why antibodies detected in a survey is not a guarantee of herd immunity against fresh infection
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has just released the findings of its national survey, estimating the prevalence of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the population. The survey, conducted in June-July 2021, reported a prevalence of 67.6 percent in the general population aged over six years. This figure reveals a big jump from the prevalence estimates of earlier surveys.
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Why is COVID-19 killing so many young children in Brazil? Doctors are baffled
Firstpost 4 hours ago The New York Times © Provided by Firstpost Why is COVID-19 killing so many young children in Brazil? Doctors are baffled
Rio De Janeiro: Fretting over a fever in her toddler that wouldn’t break, the mother took the young girl, Letícia, to a hospital. Doctors had worrisome news: It was COVID-19.
But they were reassuring, noting that children almost never develop serious symptoms, said the mother, Ariani Roque Marinheiro.
Less than two weeks later, on 27 February, Letícia died in the critical care unit of the hospital in Maringá, in southern Brazil, after days of labored breathing.