3rd serosurvey to cover health workers: ICMR

PUNE: A

third Covid-19 serosurvey

by

the Indian Council of Medical Research

is set to assess the infection’s spread among

health workers

in India.

The survey, which began on Thursday, is expected to conclude by January-end. It will test 29,000 people and health workers across 70 districts — same locations as the second survey. Head of epidemiology and communicable diseases at ICMR, Dr

Samiran Panda

, said results from the survey should be out before priority vaccination begins for health workers.

The second serosurvey had studied infection trends in kids above 10. Covid’s trends among medical staff could help authorities finalise target areas for priority vaccination. Dr Manoj Murhekar, director of

National Institute of Epidemiology

, which is executing the survey, said the aim is to understand prevalence of infection and

immunity levels

in a large representative population.

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