Smokers and vegetarians were found to have lower seropositivity indicating that they may be at a lesser risk of getting infected by coronavirus, according to a pan-India serosurvey conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in its nearly 40 institutes.
Neutralizing antibodies could protect people against reinfection from the same strain of coronavirus even six months after the first infection, a first-of-its-kind longitudinal cohort study on sero-positivity by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has revealed.
Seropositivity for Covid found to be lesser in smokers, vegetarians: CSIR survey
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. Updated: 17 Jan 2021, 08:30 PM IST PTI
The CSIR survey also found that those with blood group O may be less susceptible to the infection, while people with B and AB blood groups were at a higher risk
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NEW DELHI :
Smokers and vegetarians were found to have lower seropositivity indicating that they may be at a lesser risk of getting infected by coronavirus, according to a pan-India serosurvey conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in its nearly 40 institutes.
The survey also found that those with blood group O may be less susceptible to the infection, while people with B and AB blood groups were at a higher risk.
The survey also found that those with blood group O may be less susceptible to the infection, while people with B and AB blood groups were at a higher risk.
Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday laid the foundation stone of CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research, formed after the merging of CSIR-NISCAIR and CSIR-NISTADS, a step aimed at further strengthening science communication. He said the purpose of the merger is to combine the strength of the two institutes in a synergistic way with a vision to become a globally respected think tank and resource centre for understanding Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy research and communication. Vardhan emphasised that evidence-driven policy will play a crucial role in making Aatma-nirbhar Bharat a reality driven by Science and Technology, and innovation.