More than two thirds of India's population may have Covid-19 antibodies, according to a new serological survey
About 67.6% of Indians surveyed above the age of 6 showed antibodies, according to the nationwide study, which was conducted between June and July by the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research . The survey covered 70 districts in 21 states, with 28,975 participants.Our immune systems develop antibodies either induced by vaccination, or in response to infection. The majority of survey participants, 62%, had not received a vaccine; about a quarter had gotten their first dose.
Steady flow of bodies come to makeshift crematorium as second wave ravages India 05:31Active immunity, meaning protection against a disease, is often measured by the presence of antibodies -- proteins in the blood, made by the immune system to help fight infections, acquired either through prior infection or vaccination.Vaccinations have picked up in the past two months after the second wave began subsiding -- but the country is still nowhere near its goals. So far, only 6.35% of India's 1.
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