Vaccines will work towards variants detected in UK & South Africa: Scientific advisor to Govt Vijay Raghavan

New Delhi: India detected its first 6 instances of the brand new COVID-19 pressure in UK returnees on Monday. According to the Indian authorities, this isn’t a trigger for concern so far as vaccines as involved.
Vaccines will work towards the variants detected in UK and South Africa. There isn’t any proof that present vaccines will fail to guard towards these #COVID19 variants, Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India Prof Ok. Vijay Raghavan stated whereas addressing the media.

Vaccines will work towards the variants detected in UK and South Africa. There isn’t any proof that present vaccines will fail to guard towards these #COVID19 variants: Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India Prof Ok. Vijay Raghavan pic.twitter.com/jqiVpNB5Ng
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2020

Prior to the information of the UK variant got here in, we had achieved roughly 5,000 genome sequences throughout labs. Now we’ll be considerably growing that quantity & could be working in a coordinated method, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated

An vital improvement is the institution of INSACOG, which is a consortium of 10 govt labs throughout the nation to do genome sequencing of #COVID19 in addition to any variant of that virus. These labs belong to ICMR, BioTech India, CSIR & Health Ministry: Union Health Secretary https://t.co/LHbTKCp5Jl pic.twitter.com/B2UBfq2ULo
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2020