India should brace for third Covid-19 wave by October, say health experts

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A third wave of coronavirus infections is likely to hit India by October, and although it will be better controlled than the latest outbreak the pandemic will remain a public health threat for at least another year, according to a Reuters poll of ...

The June 3-17 snap survey of 40 healthcare specialists, doctors, scientists, virologists, epidemiologists and professors from around the world showed a significant pickup in vaccinations will likely provide some cover to a fresh outbreak.

“It will be more controlled, as cases will be much less because more vaccinations would have been rolled out and there would be some degree of natural immunity from the second-wave,” said Dr Randeep Guleria, director at All India Institute Of Medical Sciences . When asked if children and those under 18 years would be most at risk in a potential third wave, nearly two-thirds of experts, or 26 of 40, said yes.

 

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Blessed are those who die in Christ there's hope ahead

Why do we care what India is doing again?

Some nonsense from China growing here in SA but yet only Africa suffers

They even predict months.... how do they realy know? I have never heard of anyone predicting Aids or Ibola.... Someone must tell the truth... what is covid excaclty

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