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627,110,498
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Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
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Herd immunity may not be achievable in fight against coronavirus

A recent study in Spain showed that only five percent of the population there have antibodies to ward off the coronavirus despite the prevalence of the disease in the country where there have been nearly 30,000 deaths.HERE'S HOW LONG YOU MAY HAVE TO WEAR MASKDanny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, told…

Coronavirus immunity can be ‘short-lived,’ expert warns

A British immunologist warned Monday that immunity to the coronavirus could be " rather short-lived" and individuals shouldn't rely on that alone to cope with the infectious disease.Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, told CNBC that only 10 to 15 percent of the population of a town or city is likely to be…

Immunity to the coronavirus is ‘fragile’ and ‘short-lived,’ immunologist warns

It is not a "safe bet" to rely on immunity to Covid-19 as a strategy for coping with the pandemic, one expert has warned, adding that herd immunity strategies were "probably never going to work."Speaking Monday on CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe," Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said that in towns and…

Coronavirus: Immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest

Image copyright SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY People testing negative for coronavirus antibodies may still have some immunity, a study has suggested.For every person testing positive for antibodies, two were found to have specific T-cells which identify and destroy infected cells.This was seen even in people who had mild or symptomless cases of Covid-19. But it's not…

Herd Immunity Threshold for COVID-19 Could Be Just 43 Percent

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