98% Indians developed natural immunity against Covid: IIT Kanpur

Professor Manindra Aggarwal from IIT Kanpur claims it is possible that some people's immunity is weak and a small Covid wave may be witnessed. Other than that, it won’t matter. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has said that people should not panic as 98 per cent of the country’s population has developed natural immunity against Covid. With Covid-19 once again spreading in China, speculation of lockdown in India have started surfacing. 

Professor Manindra Aggarwal, IIT Kanpur, said, “It is possible that some people's immunity is weak and a small Covid wave may be witnessed. Other than that, it won’t matter,” India Today reported. Based on his mathematical model, professor Aggarwal said that by the end of October only 5 per cent of the population in China had natural immunity. 

"It increased to 20 per cent in November. Infections in China have increased rapidly since November. The Chinese government is reporting only one case in more than 500 cases of infection. Because of this, the number of daily cases in China are less," he added. 

The professor also stated, "The countries of the world which have achieved natural immunity are not in any danger. The rise in cases in Brazil is due to the spread of a new, more virulent mutant of Omicron. 25 per cent of the population in South Korea, 40 per cent in Japan and 20 per cent in the United States have not been able to acquire natural immunity." 

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