: Covid-19 vaccines primarily modify disease, do not prevent infection, says ICMR chief #IndiaNEWS All vaccines against Covid-19 are primarily disease-modifying and do not prevent infection, the chief

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Covid-19 vaccines primarily modify disease, do not prevent infection, says ICMR chief #IndiaNEWS
All vaccines against Covid-19 are primarily disease-modifying and do not prevent infection, the chief of the Indian Council of Medical Research Balram Bhargava said on Thursday.“All Covid-19 vaccines, whether they are from India, Israel, United States, Europe, United Kingdom, or China, are primarily disease-modifying,â€? he said at the media briefing on India’s Covid-19 situation. “They do not prevent infection. The precautionary dose is primarily to mitigate the severity of infection, hospitalisation, and death.â€?At a press conference, Bhargava urged citizens to wear masks and avoid mass gatherings both before and after inoculation. He noted that earlier strains of the coronavirus, as well as the ones circulating now, spread through the respiratory tract.On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country’s vaccination programme will be opened to children over the age of 15 from January 3. He also said that a “precautionary doseâ€? will be administered to healthcare workers and those over 60 years with co-morbidities from January 10.All COVID vaccines, whether they are from India, Israel, US, Europe, UK or China, are primarily disease-modifying. They dont prevent infection. The precautionary dose is primarily to mitigate the severity of infection, hospitalization, & death: ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava pic.twitter.com/Oj0WG7R53y— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2021 Bhargava noted on Thursday that guidelines for...Read more

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