Masks May Never Go, warns ICMR chief Balram Bhargava
"We don't know how much of the population we'll have to vaccinate to break the virus transmission," ICMR Chief, Balram Bhargava said.;
New Delhi: Days after two vaccines were approved under restricted use and emergency use authorization by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Sunday said masks may never go out of regular usage.
"I think it's a great day for India, it's a great day for humanity at large. Two vaccines have been approved under restricted use and emergency use authorisation and it has been done following discussions by SEC. This is wonderful news for India and all of us," Bhargava told ANI.
However, he said that it is unknown how long a vaccine is going to be effective. "We don't know how much of the population we'll have to vaccinate to break the virus transmission. What we know is that we've been able to control the pandemic in the country by following COVID-19 appropriate behavior... I am of the opinion that masks will probably be the last to go and probably may never even go."
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