No need to panic: ICMR chief on Delta+ variant

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New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): A study on the effectiveness of the existing COVID-19 vaccine against the Delta Plus variant, which has been notified as a “variant of concern” following its detection in several parts of India, is underway, said Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology, ICMR on Saturday.

Amid concerns over COVID-19 third wave, the epidemiologist said the third wave will not be as severe as the second wave, which had ravaged the country in April-May and stretched healthcare infrastructure.

Suggesting that there is no need to panic, he asserted on the need for scaling up vaccination drive and COVID appropriate behaviour to mitigate many such future waves of the pandemic.

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