“Any definitive conclusion on SArS-CoV-2 immunity needs more evidence”
Future Medicine India|November 2020
Dr Chandrakant Lahariya is a medical doctor and a leading public policy and health systems expert.
“Any definitive conclusion  on SArS-CoV-2 immunity needs more evidence”

He has received advanced training in epidemiology, vaccinology, immunology and public health. In the last 15 years, he has worked closely with India’s topmost health-policy makers to develop and implement several health policies and programmes at both the union and state levels. He is the youngest fellow ever elected to the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA).

In an interaction with FM, Dr Lahariya points out that while serosurveys remain the best tool to fathom the level of population immunity due to past infection, it is important that the results of these studies be interpreted carefully, factoring in their context and limitations.

Edited excerpts:

Data from metros like Mumbai and Delhi show that seroprevalence is declining in consecutive surveys across population groups. Is the disparity a result of different methodological approaches or is it indicative of a deeper problem specific to SARS-CoV-2, such as quickly vanishing antibodies?

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