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Coronavirus | Vaccines aimed at curbing severe COVID-19: experts – The Hindu
Available drugs in India to reduce mortality, not for preventing infection
COVID-19 vaccines are not infection-preventing but disease-modifier vaccines, said Samiran Panda, member of the governments National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC). Dr. Panda was speaking to The Hindu on apprehensions about using a vaccine that isnt 100% effective in disease prevention.
He said both the vaccines now available in India now will prevent the asymptomatic stage from moving into symptomatic stage and from symptomatic stage to developing severe disease where…
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