New Delhi: “Ordinary people will have to wait until 2022 to receive the coronavirus vaccine,” said Dr. Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS and member of the national task force on the management of COVID-19. He also claimed that it will take ‘more than a year’ for Indian markets to obtain an authentic vaccine against the new coronavirus. Also Read: Children Found To Have Antibodies That Could Protect Against COVID-19
Guleria made the comments in an exclusive interview with CNN-News18. “In our country the population is large; we need time to see how the vaccine can be bought in the market as a flu vaccine and take it. That will really be the ideal situation. So it could be late 2021 to early 2022, “he stated. Also read – Real Madrid stars Eden Hazard and Casemiro test positive for COVID-19
Speaking about the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Guleria said that there are several factors contributing to the increase in cases. “One is the weather. We know that respiratory viruses increase in the winter months; We have seen a drop in temperature in Delhi. The virus is more likely to survive outdoors, and people tend to huddle indoors during winters. The third factor is air pollution that is also contributing to the peak, ”he explained. Also Read – COVID-19 Vaccine Update: 30 Crore Indians Will Be Vaccinated By Aug-Sep 2021, So Who Gets It First? Full list here
Meanwhile, India’s number of COVID-19 cases exceeded 85 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease rose to 78.68,968, bringing the national recovery rate to 92.49 %, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health updated on Sunday.
Total coronavirus cases rose to 85.07,754 with 45,674 infections reported in one day, while the death toll rose to 1.26,121 with 559 new deaths, data updated at 8 a.m. showed. The fatality rate stands at 1.48%.
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