AIIMS Chief On "Super-Spreader Events", Booster Doses And Vaccines

Sunday, 1 August 2021Newsdesk

The pandemic is not yet over, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria reminded on Saturday as he spoke to NDTV about the link between the spike in fresh Covid cases in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh amid tourist rush. He also shared that there's not enough evidence yet on the need of booster jabs.

New Delhi, 01 August 2021

As per news report of NDTV, "Like we have been saying that the pandemic is not over and we need to prevent events that can turn out to be super spreader. We really need to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. If you have a super-spreader event, the effect usually is evident after three weeks or so because that's the usual period. That's why we are still concerned about non-essential travel," he shared. After a meeting with top officials of 10 states, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday urged in a statement that all non-essential travel should be avoided. In the last few weeks, visuals capturing the rush at tourist spots had sparked fresh worry about the spread of the virus, also prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send out an appeal to people.

Source -NDTV