COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be "Tweaked" To Fight New Variants: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
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COVID-19 Vaccines: "We will have second generation vaccines. This is something which we need to keep in mind. The current vaccines are effective but with new variants, they will decrease on immunity, however vaccines can be tweaked," AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said.
The COVID-19 vaccines can be "tweaked" to provide protection against new variants of the virus, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said.
His remarks have come in the wake of concerns over the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
"Although there is this new variant of COVID-19, the silver lining is that it does seem to be a milder disease and we should have protection as far as the vaccine is concerned. And I think it is important to remember that vaccines can be tweaked," Dr Guleria said on Sunday.
"We will have second generation vaccines. This is something which we need to keep in mind. The current vaccines are effective but with new variants, they will decrease on immunity, however vaccines can be tweaked," he added.
