coronavirus vaccine against the Delta Plus variant, which has been notified as a "variant of concern", following its detection in several parts of India, is underway, said Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology, ICMR today.
Amid emerging cases and concerns over the third wave of Covid-19, the epidemiologist said the third wave will not be as severe as the second one, which had ravaged the country in April-May, and stretched healthcare infrastructure.
Suggesting that there is no need to panic, he asserted on the need for scaling up vaccination drive and Covid appropriate behaviour to mitigate many such future waves of the pandemic. "The third wave of Covid-19 won't be as severe as the second wave.