New Delhi: The government’s top scientific adviser Dr K. Vijay Raghavan on Wednesday warned a third wave of the coronavirus and said “The third phase is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating. But it is difficult to predict the timeline. We should prepare for the new (third) wave.”
Dr Raghavan in government briefing said “Phase 3 (third wave) is inevitable, given the high levels at which this virus is circulating. But it is not clear at what time scale this Phase 3 will occur.”
Dr Raghavan also emphasised that current vaccines are effective against existing variants, and scientists across the globe including India are working to anticipate new variants and act against them rapidly by early warning and developing modified tools.
Vaccines will need to be updated to tackle the new strains that are spreading the contagion fast Dr Raghavan said,
Dr Raghavan further said that the current surge in infections seems to be because of the Indian “double mutant” coronavirus.
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