COVID-19 surge may taper off by the month-end, says virologist Gagandeep Kang
The Hindu
She stresses on the protection that vaccines can offer against disease
The current COVID-19 surge in India may begin to start tapering between the middle and end of May, virologist Gagandeep Kang said on Wednesday. At a virtual interaction with members of the Indian Women Press Corps, Dr. Kang said, “Best guess estimates from a number of models put this somewhere between the middle and end of the month. Some models have it [second wave] going out in early June. Based on what we are seeing now, middle to end of May would be a reasonable estimate.” The first Indian woman scientist to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society also dispelled doubts over the efficacy of the two vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — currently available in India and said more options would be available soon.More Related News