As Covid graph sees steep rise, experts say India nowhere close to herd immunity

2021-05-05 1

As more and more people get Covid-19 in the country with India's Covid R rate or reproductive rate at 1.44, questions are being raised about whether we are arriving at herd immunity. So are we? Experts weigh in on the swathes of Indian population, young and old who are down with Covid-19. The exposure to the infection to SARS CoV 2 is at an all-time high with the reproductive rate at a shocking 1.44% of the population which means one infected patient is infecting one and a half people. But are we headed towards herd immunity? Watch this full report to know what medical experts have to say!