May 24, 2021, 12:26 IST
Dr Gagandeep Kang, a top virologist questioned India on their vaccine strategy and said that what makes us feel we can now enter the market and demand to buy the vaccine. All the other nations have been bulk buying the Covid vaccine doses and maintained their supply in case of a risk. How can India suddenly enter the International market?
Now that India as well wants to go and buy the vaccine, what are the chances of it being available for us? Other nations have all bought it in bulk, so how do we know that we have anything available for us, she asked.
Experts View: How COVID 3rd Wave Will Affect Children May 24, 2021, 13:18 IST
There are varied opinions regarding the beginning of Covid19 third wave in India. While many experts believe that it will happen, some say that it might not. Nevertheless, the states started stocking up and making necessary arrangements for the same. As medical experts believe that the third wave if and when it happens, will affect children, most states are preparing accordingly.
AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria explained that the third wave might not affect children in a way that people are saying as the ace receptors which helps the infection to bind and spread in the human body, is less in children. They might not be as vulnerable as many are saying.