Curious Bengaluru citizens take antibody test to check for past Covid-19 infection
An antibody test is a blood test that detects the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, which would mean that the person was exposed to the virus in the past.
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BENGALURU: Following the rollout of vaccines, more people in Bengaluru are curious to know if they’ve been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, and are getting an antibody test done.
An antibody test is a blood test that detects the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, which would mean that the person was exposed to the virus in the past.
76 per cent students forced to watch tobacco advertisements
Despite the ban on advertising of tobacco products in our country, 76 per cent of school-college students are forced to watch advertisements of tobacco companies.
| 1 Feb 2021 3:09 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Despite the ban on advertising of tobacco products in our country, 76 per cent of school-college students are forced to watch advertisements of tobacco companies. Also, to entice the teenagers, these companies showcase their products specially between toffee-chocolate, etc. Experts caution that it increases the risk of addiction in adolescents.
Addressing a webinar on Tobacco Freegen: Challenges and Way Ahead Dr. Uma Kumar, Professor at AIIMS and head of the Department of Rheumatology, said that tobacco companies that make products like cigarettes and gutka are specifically targeting teenagers.
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BENGALURU:
Herd immunity. It’s a term that’s now in news again as the country began its nationwide rollout of Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. The goal of vaccinating the entire population, according to the Union Health Ministry, would be to help states reach a level of herd immunity.
What that means is that a majority of the population is immune to an infectious disease, slowing down the rate at which it spreads. But the launch of the vaccination campaign also has reignited a debate on whether herd immunity is possible with only the help of vaccines. No, said Dr Vishal Rao, Head and Neck Oncologist, who was a pioneer in Karnataka to get permission to perform plasma therapy trials on Covid patients.