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Monday, September 22, 2025
TopicHerd immunity

Topic: herd immunity

Why you should not get depressed over studies that say Covid antibodies fade fast

Researchers say none of these findings is any reason to stop or slow down vaccine work and if anything, it should redouble the efforts if natural immunity fades quickly.

Covid antibodies fade rapidly in mild cases, raise risk of lost immunity, report says

Research on blood taken from 34 patients found the loss of antibodies occurred more quickly than with SARS, an earlier type of coronavirus infection.

Sweden proves ‘surprisingly slow’ in achieving herd immunity

Sweden's Covid-19 mortality is among the worst in the world and its contagion rates are much higher than anywhere else in the Nordic region.

Why migrant workers are starting to return to cities & how this can revive economy faster

Resumption of economic activity can lead to a larger number of people falling ill than during the lockdown, and govt needs to make policy based on Indian data.

Zoya Hasan says fiscal stimulus ‘too little’, Sangh & Modi united on economy says RSS

Today's political, economic & strategic punditry from Rajiv Tuli, Mekhala Krishnamurthy, S Murlidharan & Ashok Jha.

Singapore rejects herd immunity as strategy to tackle coronavirus, prefers containment

With new cases continuing to climb by hundreds each day, Singapore is opting for a more aggressive testing strategy.

Can India risk a controlled epidemic after lockdown ends? It will depend on these factors

India can’t settle for small wins in the battle against coronavirus. Strategy must be long term and keeping in mind the future of the young population

Should young people be encouraged to go back to work faster to build herd immunity?

Experts say that herd immunity, a controversial strategy discarded by the UK, is the solution for developing & young countries like India to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Let the young out, and India build herd immunity to beat the virus: Top epidemiologist

Epidemiologist Dr Jayaprakash Muliyil, in an exclusive interview to ThePrint, talks of how herd immunity can help until a Covid-19 vaccine is developed, and what it entails.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.