India, one of the closest partners of the runaway Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, has admitted that it has been taken aback by the speed of events unfolding in.
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Opinion | Covid vaccination: How Modi inspired
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led from the front on Monday to launch the Covid vaccination program for all Indians above the age of 60 years. He quietly left his official residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg at 6 am and went to AIIMS in a small convoy of security vehicles, without any big security protocol, and got himself Covaxin dose from two South Indian nurses. After the mandatory half an hour observation, Modi quietly returned home, and posted pictures on social media to break the news to the world. This was a quiet statement of confidence from the PM in the indigenously developed Covid vaccine (Covaxin) about which some experts had raised lack of adequate efficacy data in recent months.
Exclusive: Covid pandemic nearing its end but possibility of new strains real, says India s top virologist
Eminent virologist Dr T Jacob John believes that the Covid-19 pandemic is nearing its end and is likely to transit to the endemic stage in a month or two. In an exclusive interview with India Today, India’s top virologist talks about Covid-19 vaccines in India, the possibility of new strains, and the way ahead.
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UPDATED: January 18, 2021 09:25 IST
Dr T Jacob John is a former professor with Vellore Christian Medical College. (Photo: India Today)
The coronavirus pandemic is nearing its end and is likely to transition to the endemic phase in a month or two, as per India’s top virologist Dr T Jacob John.