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Why antibodies detected in a survey is not a guarantee of herd immunity against fresh infection Firstpost 5 hours ago K Srinath Reddy © Provided by Firstpost Why antibodies detected in a survey is not a guarantee of herd immunity against fresh infection The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has just released the findings of its national survey, estimating the prevalence of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the population. The survey, conducted in June-July 2021, reported a prevalence of 67.6 percent in the general population aged over six years. This figu...

Why is COVID-19 killing so many young children in Brazil? Doctors are baffled Firstpost 4 hours ago The New York Times © Provided by Firstpost Why is COVID-19 killing so many young children in Brazil? Doctors are baffled Rio De Janeiro: Fretting over a fever in her toddler that wouldn’t break, the mother took the young girl, Letícia, to a hospital. Doctors had worrisome news: It was COVID-19. But they were reassuring, noting that children almost never develop serious symptoms, said the mother, Ariani Roque Marinheiro. Less than two weeks later, on 27 February, Letícia...

Why the house is divided on Billie Eilish's corset and leggings reinvention for British Vogue cover Firstpost 08-05-2021 The New York Times © Provided by Firstpost Why the house is divided on Billie Eilish's corset and leggings reinvention for British Vogue cover Billie Eilish wants you to know she is in charge, brash and self-assured enough to scrap the raffish image that helped garner her a world of fans in favour of something a little more … adult. She vamps this month on the cover of British Vogue, a portrait of artfully crafted provocation. The singer once identif...

Why is Ebola back in Guinea? What have we learnt from past outbreaks? Firstpost 22-02-2021 The Conversation New reports of Ebola in Guinea are causing anxiety given the history of the West Africa outbreak of 2014-2016. This was the largest Ebola outbreak reported to date – 28,000 cases were recorded, including 11,000 deaths. It originated in Guinea and then spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia. The confirmed cases this time have been reported from the southeast of Guinea about 800km by road from the capital, Conakry, but only about 100km from various border points with Libe...

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Review: The Android flagship to beat Firstpost 04-02-2021 © Provided by Firstpost Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Review: The Android flagship to beat Samsung has been the only smartphone brand that seems to be unaffected by supply chain issues that delayed the launch cycles of many of its competitors. Like clockwork, Samsung released the Galaxy S21 series in January, much ahead of the traditional timeline for Galaxy S-series devices, which is sometime in February. © Provided by Firstpost Image: Tech2/Nimish Sawant With the Samsung Galaxy S21 series, we have three ...