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What is Herd Immunity

Herd Immunity

About Herd Immunity

What is Herd Immunity

As a newly identified coronavirus, called Covid-19, continues to spread across the world, and case rates rise higher in India every day, the issue on a lot of minds is how we can flatten the rapid transmission and how the outbreak would subside. In this context, one often hears about ‘herd immunity’, which Sweden had put its weight behind in the early days of the virus spread. Initially, some other countries like the UK had also preferred developing herd immunity to locking down but later changed tack as the number of cases zoomed.
 
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Latest Updates on Herd Immunity

India coronavirus update: Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,843

India recorded 124 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,843, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2023 | 11:01 AM IST

Data story: India logs 1,574 new Covid cases; death toll at 529,008

India has added 9,914 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2022 | 1:04 PM IST

Data story: India logs 2,208 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,999

India has added 10,452 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 9:26 AM IST

Data story: India adds 2,696 new Covid cases; active tally at 28,593

India has added 17,526 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2022 | 10:28 AM IST

Data story: India logs 2,529 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,745

India has added 21,103 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2022 | 9:28 AM IST

Data story: India records 2,468 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,733

India has added 22,846 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2022 | 9:20 AM IST

Data story: India records 1,968 Covid cases, 7 deaths in 24 hours

India's new Covid cases count, at 1,968, was the lowest in 133 days

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Updated On : 04 Oct 2022 | 9:20 AM IST
Updated On : 02 Oct 2022 | 10:32 AM IST

Data story: India logs 4,272 new Covid cases; active tally at 40,750

India has added 30,318 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2022 | 9:37 AM IST

Data story: India adds 3,615 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,584

India has added 31,489 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 28 Sep 2022 | 9:56 AM IST
Updated On : 27 Sep 2022 | 9:32 AM IST

Data story: India records 4,129 new Covid cases; active tally at 43,415

India has so far administered 2,176,835,714 vaccine doses

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Updated On : 26 Sep 2022 | 9:22 AM IST

Data story: India records 4,777 new Covid cases; 23 deaths in 24 hrs

India has so far administered 2,175,667,942 vaccine doses

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Updated On : 26 Sep 2022 | 9:13 AM IST

Data story: India logs 5,443 new Covid cases; active tally at 46,342

India has added 36,563 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 22 Sep 2022 | 9:12 AM IST

Data story: India adds 4,510 news Covid cases; death toll at 528,403

India has added 37,542 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 21 Sep 2022 | 9:00 AM IST
Updated On : 21 Sep 2022 | 8:46 AM IST
Updated On : 19 Sep 2022 | 9:02 AM IST
Updated On : 18 Sep 2022 | 9:44 AM IST

Data story: India logs 6,422 new Covid cases; active tally rises to 46,389

India has so far administered 2,159,816,124 vaccine doses

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Updated On : 18 Sep 2022 | 9:33 AM IST

Data story: India logs 5,108 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,216

India has so far administered 2,156,706,574 vaccine doses

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Updated On : 14 Sep 2022 | 9:21 AM IST