54% of Hyderabad’s population has antibodies against Covid-19: Study

[Ryzen_renoir]

More than half of Hyderabad’s population now has antibodies against Covid-19..

In a joint effort, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and Bharat Biotech have estimated the seroprevalence of antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the city.

This study of around 9,000 samples, finds that around 54 per cent of Hyderabadis show antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, indicating prior exposure to the coronavirus. “The study brings a comprehensive perspective of potentially protective immune response against the coronavirus in the city’s population,” Rakesh Mishra, Director, CCMB told newspersons at a press conference here on Thursday.

“The data indicates that the population of Hyderabad might be slowly moving towards herd immunity, which will be certainly accelerated by the ongoing vaccination effort,” he added.

Methodology 

Scientists checked for antibodies against the virus in people across 30 wards of the city. Over 300 individuals, from each ward, all of them older than 10 years, were tested. Most of the wards showed a similarly uniform range of seroprevalence, of 50-60 per cent. However, a few wards showed as much as 70 per cent or as low as 30 per cent as well.

Women showed a marginally higher seropositivity rate (56 per cent) than men (53 per cent). Those above 70 years of age showed a lower seropositivity (49 per cent), perhaps because of limited mobility and extra care taken by older individuals during the pandemic.

Unsurprisingly, those who had Covid-19 positive cases in their own households, showed the maximum seropositivity of 78 per cent. This was followed by those with known Covid-19 contacts outside their household (68 per cent). A Laxmaiah, Scientist ’G’ at NIN observed that those in houses with a larger number of rooms and small family size households had low prevalence of coronavirus infection.

This study also showed that more than 75 per cent of the seropositive population did not know that they had contracted coronavirus infection. “This suggests seroconversion, that is antibody formation has happened even with silent infections,” said R Hemalatha, Director, NIN. According to the study, individuals who had suffered the prominent Covid-19 symptoms as well as those who were asymptomatic, had equivalent seroprevalence of around 54 per cent. About 18 per cent of the study group had been tested earlier and found positive for the coronavirus while 90 per cent was found to be seropositive, suggesting that they retain the antibody response.

[jawaani_jaaneman]

This is the right way of estimating the spread of the virus..

We need at least one such survey every quarter and also increase the sample size...per area and population..

[jawaani_jaaneman]

Sample size is too small to even come to a conclusion but 50% antibodies presence is a good thing and if it’s like 70%, then we can say herd immunity has already kicked in and slowly we can scale back on easing restrictions (if any) and get life back to normal..

 

This can be a good marketing strategy for the states too, they can advertise as lowest cases and open up doors for business..

 

[Ryzen_renoir]

13 minutes ago, jawaani_jaaneman said:

Sample size is too small to even come to a conclusion but 50% antibodies presence is a good thing and if it’s like 70%, then we can say herd immunity has already kicked in and slowly we can scale back on easing restrictions (if any) and get life back to normal..

 

This can be a good marketing strategy for the states too, they can advertise as lowest cases and open up doors for business..

 

If governments acknowledge this fact then they would admit to failure in control of covid and testing . 

They will pretend that it isn't real and look other way

[jawaani_jaaneman]

7 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

If governments acknowledge this fact then they would admit to failure in control of covid and testing . 

They will pretend that it isn't real and look other way

But how will that change the outlook or result ? 
 

Such concerns are purely emotional.

[Ryzen_renoir]

5 minutes ago, jawaani_jaaneman said:

But how will that change the outlook or result ? 
 

Such concerns are purely emotional.

Adhey kadha governments would rather go by a fake story even if reality is otherwise . Time and time again we have seen this

[BeerBob123]

Vow great job KCR

[jawaani_jaaneman]

9 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

Adhey kadha governments would rather go by a fake story even if reality is otherwise . Time and time again we have seen this

I think in India, we have to depend on natural way to get rid of COVID than any government action, lockdown may have helped in slowing down the spread but eventually it spread and result is disastrous. 
 

The spread case is more or less the same on every state in India, numbers will look quite similar in the best managed state and worst managed state. 

[gallikukka]

gitlanti news vasthey vaccines phukat lo ichina enduku eskuntaaru mana janam 

chal theeey i have antibodies anukoni mask eskokunda ippuku thiruguthaaru