seroprevalence survey

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Super-spreading, mobility and crowding

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Analysis Science basic amenities caste class COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine Dharavi herd immunity housing poverty inequality Mumbai novel coronavirus public distribution system public toilets seroprevalence survey super-spreader T Jacob John

I still see quite a few journalists in India refer to "super-spreaders" vis-à-vis the novel coronavirus – implying that some individuals might be to blame for ‘seeding’ lots of new infection…

India's missing research papers

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Science Bharat Biotech Biocon Covaxin COVID-19 COVID-19 epidemic COVID-19 pandemic ELISA test kit favipiravir hydroxychloroquine Indian Council of Medical Research Itolizumab novel coronavirus peer review preprint papers remdesivir science academies science by press release seroprevalence survey Tata Institute of Fundamental Research tocilizumab Zydus Cadila

If you're looking for a quantification (although you shouldn't) of the extent to which science is being conducted by press releases in India at the moment, consider the following list of studi…