More than 600 people have volunteered for phase two clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine which is currently underway in India.
A vaccine is expected to enter by mid-next year if everything goes as planned, said Dr Sanjay Rai, Head-Community Medicine Department, AIIMS
As per ICMR serosurvey, 6.4 million adults above the age of 18 yrs have been infected in April-May. Dr Rai said that serosurvey only shows the direction of infection while testing shows the actual number of infections.
“By mid-next year, there’s a possibility of normalcy even if vaccine comes or not. Till the time there is no effective vaccine available, COVID-19 preventive measures like wearing masks, hand hygiene etc. should be followed,” he also said.
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