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2 years, 7 months ago

NTAGI May Advise Govt to Do Serosurvey of Children Aged 5-12 Years before Starting Their Covid Vaccination

News 18

India logged 3,377 new COVID-19 cases taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,30,72,176, while the active cases rose to 17,801, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said. A decision …

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2 years, 7 months ago

NTAGI May Advise Govt to Do Serosurvey of Kids Aged 5-12 Yrs Before Starting Their Covid Vaccination

News 18

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation may recommend conducting a serosurvey among children to check the antibody levels before taking the final decision to start vaccinating those aged 5-12 years for Covid, News18.com has learnt. “There is a lot of uncertainty among the members on whether it is right to kick-start the vaccination drive among children as young as …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Is a fourth Covid wave upon us?

India Today

After two years of erratic classes, Ritesh Nangia, a 32-year-old Faridabad-based yoga teacher, was looking forward to offline sessions with his students again. In panic, people are making hasty decisions,” says Dr Sushila Kataria, an internal medicine specialist in New Delhi. “Till confirmation whether a new wave or a new variant is upon us, the best advice is adherence to …

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3 years, 1 month ago

‘Centre should decide soon on need of booster dose’: Gehlot

Hindustan Times

Emphasizing the need for Covid-19 booster dose, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said a letter will be sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to permit booster dose. In such a situation, it is necessary for the Central government to take appropriate decisions regarding the need for booster doses and issue guidelines to the states to save …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 cases among children rising, national average over 7%

India Today

As the second wave of coronavirus subsides and schools begin to reopen, several states are reporting a spike in children testing positive for coronavirus. According to recent data provided to the Empowered Group-1, which works to design the national strategy for combating Covid-19, the cases among children have increased from 2.80 per cent in March this year to 7.04 per …

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3 years, 3 months ago

71 pc of children have developed antibodies, won't be affected during COVID third wave: PGIMER Director

India TV News

A serosurvey which was conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh has shown 71 per cent of children samples have developed antibodies, PGIMER Director Dr Jagat Ram said on Monday. A serosurvey conducted by PGIMER, Chandigarh among 2700 children shows 71 per cent of them have developed antibodies. The director added, "About 69 per cent …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Sero survey: 66% population has COVID antibodies

India TV News

Tamil Nadu Sero survey: The third cross-sectional Serosurvey conducted by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in July revealed that at least 62.2 percent of the state’s population has antibodies against the coronavirus. While the overall seroprevalence was 66.2 percent, the highest seropositivity was observed in Virudhunagar district at 84 per cent whereas Erode in west …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 Antibodies Found in 66% of Tamil Nadu's Population, Indicates Serosurvey

News 18

At least 66.2 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s population has developed antibodies to Covid-19, a serosurvey conducted in July on over 26,000 samples has revealed. The third Tamil Nadu Cross Sectional Serosurvey also showed that among the 26,610 samples tested, 17,624 individuals had IgG antibodies against coronavirus. While the overall seroprevalence was 66.2 per cent, the highest seropositivity was observed …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra to Relax Curbs; Fully Vaccinated to be Allowed on Trains, Cinema Halls May Open

News 18

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Kerala has reported 22,064 Covid cases and 128 deaths. Data from the Union ministry of health and family welfare shows the central government received a total of 1,194 applications from families of healthcare workers who died due to Covid-19 infections seeking life insurance benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana. Madhya Pradesh leads the chart …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Campaign on to show Kerala has failed in Covid control: Health Minister Veena George

India Today

Once hailed for Covid containment, Kerala now accounts for 50 per cent of India's new cases. India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to Kerala Health Minister Veena George who said that there is a campaign to show the state has failed in Covid control. Q: Another charge against you is that you are undercounting cases We're doing real-time …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | Kerala has the lowest seroprevalance among 21 States, M.P. has the highest: ICMR study

The Hindu

Madhya Pradesh has the highest seroprevalance, or the presence of antibodies to the novel coronavirus, and Kerala the lowest among 21 States studied, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research’s fourth national serology survey. This also suggests that States that may have managed the infection better in the first and second wave, and protecting a large fraction from infection, …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurvey

India TV News

At least two-third of the population surveyed in 11 states were found to have developed coronavirus antibodies, according to the findings of a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research done between June 14 and July 6. Madhya Pradesh leads the chart with 79 per cent seroprevalence while Kerala is at the bottom with 44.4 per cent. Seroprevalence in …

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3 years, 5 months ago

67.6 % population above 6 yrs found to have Covid antibodies in 4th national serosurvey, Lok Sabha told

India TV News

Of India's population above the age of six, 67.6 per cent have developed antibodies against COVID-19, found the Indian Council of Medical Research's fourth national serosurvey done between June 14 and July 6, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Asked whether the government is planning a nationwide Covid serosurvey to determine the prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in the community, …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Schools reopening in India: ICMR chief suggests plans to reopen schools

Live Mint

New Delhi: Once India starts reopening schools, it will be wise, to begin with, the primary section as children have a lower number of ace receptors to which virus attaches, making them much better at handling viral infections than adults, said ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, he said the Indian Council of Medical Research's …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Two-thirds of Indians have antibodies, shows ICMR survey - The Hindu

The Hindu

While two-thirds of the general population had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, a third does not have antibodies, making approximately 40 crore people still vulnerable to infections, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. Presenting the results of the fourth national COVID serosurvey, Dr. Bhargava said States, districts and areas without antibodies run the risk of infection waves. …

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3 years, 5 months ago

40 cr Indians still vulnerable to Covid-19; 67% have antibodies, finds 4th Serosurvey

Live Mint

While releasing findings of the fourth national serosurvey, the Union Health Ministry today said that nearly two-thirds of the population in the country aged above six has developed antibodies against coronavirus, while 40 crore people are still vulnerable to the disease. "67.6% of India's population above 6 years found to have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in ICMR's latest national serosurvey in June-July," …

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3 years, 5 months ago

India vs Corona 3.0 e-Conclave: 'Children Are Just As Vulnerable As Adults Of Covid 3rd Wave', Says Expert Panel

ABP News

India vs Corona 3.0 e-Conclave LIVE: ABP News spoke to Dr. Sanjay Rai of AIIMS, Delhi & Dr. CM Singh of AIIMS, Patna to understand whether children are really the most vulnerable group of the third wave. However, children either showed no symptoms or very mild symptoms which is why many assume that the third wave would be very dangerous …

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3 years, 6 months ago

'How Far Are We From Herd Immunity?' What All India's 4th Serosurvey Might Reveal

News 18

During a press briefing on Friday, Dr VK Paul, Member of Niti Ayog, said that the Indian Council of Medical Research is planning to conduct the country’s fourth national serosurvey this month. It will also tell us which party of the country has less positivity, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology advisor Dr Rakesh Mishra told ANI today. Seroprevalence was …

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3 years, 6 months ago

ICMR to start 4th national serosurvey this month: VK Paul

Live Mint

Member Health NITI Aayog Dr VK Paul on Friday announced that the Indian Council of Medical Research will start work on the next nation-wide Covid-19 serosurvey and urged states to roll out their own sero surveillances to asses the spread of the pandemic. But if we want to protect our geographies we won't have to depend on national serosurvey alone, …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Doctors explain why young people are more affected in second wave of Covid-19

India Today

The second wave of Covid-19 seems to be impacting more young people. As per government data on Covid-19 in Agra, out of 6,695 Covid cases during the second wave of the pandemic, 47 people between 21 and 40 years of age have succumbed to the infection. India Today TV spoke to medical experts from Agra’s Sarojini Naidu Medical College as …

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3 years, 6 months ago

ICMR unlikely to commission new serosurvey

The Hindu

The Indian Council of Medical Research is unlikely to immediately undertake a fourth national serology survey to estimate the extent of exposure to the coronavirus since January. Officials told The Hindu that though discussions were still on, undertaking such a study presented newer logistical challenges and the ongoing vaccination drive could read to erroneous inferences. The ICMR has conducted three …

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3 years, 8 months ago

More COVID-19 antibodies in women, seropositivity rising in non-slum areas, shows BMC serosurvey

Firstpost

Blood samples taken from private laboratories in non-slum areas showed sero-positivity of 28.5 percent in the current survey, whereas the figures in July and August last year were 16 percent and 18 percent, respectively Mumbai: A serosurvey by Mumbai’s civic body has found that women have more antibodies than men to fight the coronavirus. “In the serosurvey, 41.61 percent sero-positivity …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Around half the South African population may have had COVID-19, serosurvey indicates

Firstpost

Around half of South Africa’s population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a figure far higher than the documented tally, a study and analysis of death figures suggest. Samples taken from almost 5,000 blood donors across four South African provinces in January showed that between 32 and 63 percent had antibodies to the coronavirus. The figure compares with clinically …

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4 years ago

Serosurvey finds 75% test positive for Covid-19 antibodies in Mumbai slums

India Today

In the five slums of the Cuffe Parade area, 605 patients out of 806 tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies. The survey showed that 75 per cent of the population tested positive for Covid antibodies which is one of the highest seroprevalence rates reported in the country. The study further stated that 78 per cent of the population aged between 18 …

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NTAGI May Advise Govt to Do Serosurvey of Children Aged 5-12 Years before Starting Their Covid Vaccination

NTAGI May Advise Govt to Do Serosurvey of Kids Aged 5-12 Yrs Before Starting Their Covid Vaccination

Is a fourth Covid wave upon us?

‘Centre should decide soon on need of booster dose’: Gehlot

Covid-19 cases among children rising, national average over 7%

71 pc of children have developed antibodies, won't be affected during COVID third wave: PGIMER Director

Tamil Nadu Sero survey: 66% population has COVID antibodies

Covid-19 Antibodies Found in 66% of Tamil Nadu's Population, Indicates Serosurvey

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra to Relax Curbs; Fully Vaccinated to be Allowed on Trains, Cinema Halls May Open

Campaign on to show Kerala has failed in Covid control: Health Minister Veena George

Coronavirus | Kerala has the lowest seroprevalance among 21 States, M.P. has the highest: ICMR study

Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurvey

67.6 % population above 6 yrs found to have Covid antibodies in 4th national serosurvey, Lok Sabha told

Schools reopening in India: ICMR chief suggests plans to reopen schools

Two-thirds of Indians have antibodies, shows ICMR survey - The Hindu

40 cr Indians still vulnerable to Covid-19; 67% have antibodies, finds 4th Serosurvey

India vs Corona 3.0 e-Conclave: 'Children Are Just As Vulnerable As Adults Of Covid 3rd Wave', Says Expert Panel

'How Far Are We From Herd Immunity?' What All India's 4th Serosurvey Might Reveal

ICMR to start 4th national serosurvey this month: VK Paul

Doctors explain why young people are more affected in second wave of Covid-19

ICMR unlikely to commission new serosurvey

More COVID-19 antibodies in women, seropositivity rising in non-slum areas, shows BMC serosurvey

Around half the South African population may have had COVID-19, serosurvey indicates

Serosurvey finds 75% test positive for Covid-19 antibodies in Mumbai slums