Covid Task Force Chief Pitches For Quickly Adaptable Vaccine Platforms
NDTV
Dr VK Paul said he hopes that coronavirus in India is possibly moving in the direction of endemicity where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on.
Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Covid Task Force chief Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said India should have vaccine platforms that are "adaptable quickly" with changing nature of the variants.
Dr Paul said he hopes that coronavirus in India is possibly moving in the direction of endemicity where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on.
"There is a potential scenario that our vaccines may become ineffective in emerging situations. In the wake of the last three weeks of living with Omicron, we have seen how such doubts have come up. Some of them may be genuine. We still do not have the final picture," he said.
The new and potentially more contagious variant called B.1.1.529 was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on November 24.
The Jama Masjid in Sambhal is at the centre of a contentious legal battle over claims that it was built on the site of a Hindu temple.
As many as 39 newborns were rescued from a devastating fire in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit in Jhansi on the night of November 15.
The Congress failed to pull the weight of the opposition bloc and stood decimated in the face of an NDA tsunami in Maharashtra.
People will get a chance to get acquainted with the history of the 251-year-old regiment of the Indian Army, PBG, and its 186-year-old stables.
According to sources, Mr Soren will meet Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar today to stake claim to form the government.
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena candidate Tanaji Sawant won from Paranda constituency by 1,509 votes.
A large quantity of gulal was showered on the gathering from a crane, which fell on the 'aarti' plates and led to a fire.
DY Chandrachud confessed to following the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series between India and Australia closely, albeit in bite-sized formats.
Netizens slammed Ola for not taking care of its customers who have criticised the services offered by the company in recent months.
The chain of events began in the early hours of November 23, when constable Kiranpal was patrolling near Arya Samaj Mandir in Govindpuri.
