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Geplaatst: 28-04-2021 06:43:33 Onderwerp: Why is India's Covid Crisis important to the world? |
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The harrowing scene from เกมสล็อตxo India has shocked the world as the country grapples with soaring cases of COVID.But the outbreak is not just a crisis for India. But it's a crisis for everyone.Viruses do not respect borders, race or age, sex or religion," said WHO chief scientist Dr. Zoomya Swamijinathan. And what is happening in India right now unfortunately is being played in other countries.The epidemic has revealed how the world is connected. And if a country has a very high level of infection, it is more likely to spread to other countries.Despite travel restrictions, multiple tests and quarantines, infections can still be leaked. And if travelers come from somewhere where the virus is widespread,
they are more likely to be exposed to the virus. On a recent flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong, 50 passengers tested positive for COVID-19.But there is one other concern about India's high infection rates: Strains.A new model emerged in India called B.1.617, some of them referred to as "Double mutant" due to the two major mutations in the virus blockade. There is some laboratory evidence to suggest that it can be slightly more transmissible, and that antibodies may find it harder to block the virus. But scientists are still estimating how much immunity has been lost.I don't think there is any evidence that it is an escape mutant. [This means] basically the vaccine can't be stopped,
Dr. Jeff Barrett, director of the Covid-19 Genomics Initiative at the Wellcome Sanger Institute,I think we have to look carefully. But nowadays there is no reason to panic bout it.But the more COVID-infected a country is, the more likely it is to develop new strains. That's because every infection gives the virus a chance to develop, and what's worrying is that mutations can occur that make the vaccine ineffective.The way to limit early reproduction of viruses is to prevent them from propagating in us… so the best way to control variables is to control the global disease load we have at this time." Professor Sharon Peacock explains.
Group Director, Covid-19 Genomics UK (Cog-UK)Jail exit and social exclusion measures will do this - but vaccination is also important.This is slowly happening in India: less than 10% of the population has received the first dose of the vaccine and less than 2% are fully vaccinated.Although it is home to the world's largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, this is another reason why India's rapid rise in cases has affected the rest of the world.In March, as infections in India began to soar, authorities stopped export of the vaccine. Oxford-AstraZeneca, lots of This includes a vaccine for the UN-funded Covax program to provide dosage to low and middle-income countries.
On Monday, the Global Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), a partner in the project, said it was waiting to hear when the Indian material would resume.This will certainly have an impact on the introduction of vaccines in many countries. But it means that India's vaccines are being replaced for more domestic use while it tries to increase production.And with India's dire situation, scientists say this is important.We need to double the vaccination as soon as possible or the virus will try to do whatever it takes to spread from person to person," Swaminathan said.The global epidemic shows no sign of resolving with the virus devastating the country in a minor way.The situation in India is a reminder that no one of us is safe until everyone is safe. |
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