'India develops herd immunity; BF.7 variant may not be as serious as in China'

The official said the 'Zero Covid Policy' followed by China is one of the reasons for the outbreak of the infection in that country

US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer

The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study also found neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in one of the Omicron-infected deer

The Expert further said that BA.2 will be more transmissible than BA.1 and has mutated to increase its transmissibility

The study tracked the antibodies of vaccinated and recovered individuals for two years

A reduction of 87,682 cases was recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours

With the fresh cases, the total number of infections stands at 4,16,30,885

The active cases decreased by 88,209 to reach 17,43,059

The death toll has climbed to 4,92,327 with 627 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period

The study also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages

The main limitation of this study are lesser participants in the unvaccinated group and the shorter window period post infection