Posted on 08/23/2021 9:50:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin
n the aftermath of the second wave from roughly April to June, the Indian Council of Medical Research conducted the fourth round of a national sero-survey in June and July 2021 to test for antibodies in blood samples from residents across 70 districts of 21 states. The overall sero-prevalence was 67.6%, a huge increase from 24.1% recorded in the third round from December, 2020 to January, 2021. The presence of antibodies indicates that a person has either been exposed to the coronavirus or has been vaccinated.
Sero-positivity among children was 57.2% in those aged 6-9 years and 61.6% among those who are 10-17 years old. Experts believe that there is not much scientific evidence that children would be disproportionately vulnerable in a third wave. The government, however, anticipates the possibility of intermittent surges in the number of cases and prepared operational guidelines for children and adolescents in preparation for a third wave. Seroprevalence among those above 45 years was 77.6% and 66.7% among younger adults, indicating the effect of vaccination as well as infections.
The coronavirus had spread through the entire country; seroprevalence among the rural population (66.5%) was only slightly lower than in urban counterparts. A wide range of interstate differences have emerged, from a low of 44.4% in Kerala to 79% in Madhya Pradesh.
The extent of undercount – the difference between estimated cases (based on seroprevalence) and actual cases detected by RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests – is particularly worrying. Nationally, the system missed 33 cases for every one detected.
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sound like natural immunity has kicked in. good news.
not that India was ever the covid hot-spot FakeNewsMSM claimed it to be.
Statista: India #84 in the world for covid deaths per million
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/
What’s the CDC doing, where are the USA seroprevalence studies?
Herd immunity can be delayed but not avoided.
Sign off here immunity no? Something Fauxci said was impossible with Covid
Sounds like herd immunity
The average age in India is 29. 65% of their population is under 35.
In the US, 64% of our population is over 35. And we are a very fat nation.
Just sayin...
Those numbers work out to a survivial rate in India of 99.968% - a nothingburger! This in a country with a huge population of desperately poor people living in 3rd world conditions.
We are being lied to.
My India COVID numbers are from here: https://www.thehindu.com/coronavirus/
More than 5x better the US, and with an inferior medical infrastructure — far less medical corruption I suppose.
Asymptomatic cases?
India destroyed its COVID surge with a ZIVERDO pack that costs $2.95.
Ivermectin crushes Delhi cases
Glad to see they’ve plateaued.
On death rate, here’s an interesting article that looks at a death rate of 1/500. or 2000/mil. The authors are looking just at excess deaths, and acknowledge that some of the 4 million may be suicides or death because a person couldn’t get treated for some other critical care need:
article:
https://qz.com/india/2039756/indias-actual-covid-19-death-toll-could-be-eight-times-higher/
The figure is more likely 3x .
“The government, however, anticipates the possibility of intermittent surges in the number of cases and prepared operational guidelines for children and adolescents in preparation for a third wave.”
They don’t have ‘adolescents’ in India (and other traditional societies), as that was a creation of the West to give parents who refused to spank their kids an excuse for what their kids turned into.
“After India’s brutal coronavirus wave, two-thirds of population has been exposed to SARS-CoV2”
while either riding in crushingly crowded trains or on their roofs.
Hydroxychloroquine anyone?
“two drugs — ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine — were having dramatic effects in India.”
“Study in India backs it as Covid-19 cure Hydroxychloroquine”
“A recent case-controlled study by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has underlined the benefit of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as prophylaxis, showing that the sustained use of the anti-malaria drug along with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was associated with a significant decline in risk of Covid-19 infection rate by up to 80% among the health care workers.” (6/2021)
” The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a prophylactic against COVID‐19”
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