Omicron Variant: 90 percent of vaccinated people are likely to be infected with the new strain
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: December 20, 2021 02:15 PM2021-12-20T14:15:00+5:302021-12-20T14:15:00+5:30
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COVID-19 has wrecked havoc, the number of patients has crossed the 3 crore mark and millions of people have lost their lives. Efforts are being made to prevent corona infection.
A new variant of the corona virus, Omicron, has raised concerns around the world. Most of the world's vaccines are unable to prevent infection with the rapidly growing cases.
It is now known that up to 90% of the vaccinated people in India are also at risk of Omicron infection. Research has revealed a lot about this.
The study was conducted in the UK on the potency of vaccines used in different countries to prevent the omicron infection, and accordingly, only Pfizer and modern vaccines are able to prevent this new variant of the corona.
Both of these vaccines are not available in most countries of the world. Speaking about the study in the context of India, it is said that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine did not show any ability to prevent omicron infection after six months of vaccination.
Ninety percent of people vaccinated in India have received the AstraZeneca vaccine under the name Covishield. More than 65 million doses of the vaccine have been distributed in 44 African countries.
According to preliminary research, vaccines made in Johnson & Johnson, Russia and China have also been found to be ineffective or less effective in preventing omicron infection.
Since the vaccination campaigns of most countries in the world are based on these vaccines, the impact of the new epidemic could be widespread. Billions of people around the world have not been vaccinated. In such cases, the risk of infection with omicron increases, which increases the risk of new variants emerging.
Which do not take full notice of the human body's immune system. This research is not based on the effects on the people of the world, but its effects are still considered very important. A Hindi website has reported about this.
Ramanan Laxminarayanan, a public health researcher based in Delhi, says omicron infection is on the rise in India. But with vaccinations and a large number of previously infected people, it is hoped that India will be safe.
Laxminarayan said the government in India is considering a booster dose. But there is still a lot of danger from the Delta variant. The government is considering vaccinating the rest of the population, or giving two doses for the majority, and a booster dose to the elderly, at high risk.
Considering the growing threat of omecron, a member of the Covid Task Force and Policy Commission of India, Dr. V. K. Paul has given a serious warning at the press conference. He also mentioned the situation of Corona in the country.
Dr. V. K. Paul expressed concern over the rise in the number of patients in Britain over the past two days and the situation in India. It has been said that negligence can be very dangerous.
"If we look at the sudden outbreak of corona in Britain and the similar outbreak in India, there will be 1.4 million corona patients a day in the country," he said. V. K. Paul has said.
Although there are no definitive statistics yet on the dangers of omicrons, it is still a well-known fact. That is why unexpected things can happen. The central government is keeping a close eye on the situation.
"There are mild symptoms of omicron but it is spreading very fast," he said. If, like Africa and Europe, the number of corona patients broke the record, the situation would be very serious.
