Australian researchers report about a family in which the parents were Covid positive, but their children repeatedly tested negative & showed robust immune response.
The survey, conducted across 700 villages, also estimated that one in 15 individuals aged more than 10 years was estimated to have been infected in August.
Symptomatic cases appeared to be associated with higher Ct values, thus lower viral load, compared to asymptomatic ones, which was unexpected, the study found.
The study focused on 91 paediatric Covid patients from 22 hospitals. The children were tested every 3 days on an average to understand how long virus shedding continues.
The study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, is also among the first few to academically distinguish between pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.
Epidemiologists and disease modeling experts make sense of commonly used concepts like recovery and death rates, and explain misconceptions to be wary of.
New findings are being filtered through a distorting film of spin. A topic as neutral as the role of asymptomatic spread has been distorted by polarised narratives.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Tell us what we don’t know. For instance, Can the asymptomatic “super-immune” school/college going youngster shed viruses and infect the grandparent staying in the same house? That’s a question that needs a reply.! The existing article is a non-issue, since safety of children was never a factor to keep shut educational institutions. When it comes to a toss-up between the safety of the elderly and educating our young, are we stuck between the devil and the deep sea?
Tell us what we don’t know. For instance, Can the asymptomatic “super-immune” school/college going youngster shed viruses and infect the grandparent staying in the same house? That’s a question that needs a reply.! The existing article is a non-issue, since safety of children was never a factor to keep shut educational institutions. When it comes to a toss-up between the safety of the elderly and educating our young, are we stuck between the devil and the deep sea?