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Covid virus may reach its endemic stage after a while: ICMR official

  •   Fri, Jul 09 2021 06:27:46 PM

New Delhi, Jul 9 (IANS): The Covid-19 virus may reach its endemic stage after a while, just like influenza, and the vulnerable population may have to take the vaccine shot annually, said Samiran Panda, Head, Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).

"Mutation is normal for all viruses when they proliferate. Experts suggest that the Covid-19 virus will reach its endemic stage like influenza after a while and then the vulnerable population may have to take the vaccine shot annually," Panda said.

He explained that influenza, commonly known as flu, was a pandemic 100 years ago but today it is an endemic.

"Similarly, in case of Covid-19, we expect that it will gradually become an endemic from its current state of being a pandemic. Currently, we recommend the elderly to take annual flu shots. As the influenza virus keeps on mutating, we simultaneously make minor changes in the vaccine. So, there is no need to panic. The vaccines available now are largely effective against the new variants of Covid-19," he said.

Panda explained that the vaccines are not infection preventing, but disease-modifying. Experiments at the ICMR have proved that the vaccines presently available in India are effective against the new variants as well. However, the efficacy may differ for different strains, he said.

People are wary that the vaccines that they are receiving now may not be effective after a while, as the virus is mutating rapidly. However, Panda said that it is futile to go for anti-body tests as the immunity does not depend only on anti-bodies. The anti-bodies that are seen using the commercial kits available in the market are not necessarily the anti-bodies that can protect a person from Covid, he added.

Panda also said that breastfeeding mothers should get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19 without any hesitation. The anti-bodies that are developed in the mother as a result of the vaccination get passively transferred to the baby while breastfeeding and could be helpful to the child, he said.

 
  

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  • John, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Also 5 more Doctors had warned about these western vaccine? but were blocked by liberal communist elites, chinese and their fact checkers? Following their previous warning or Some out of box or expert thoughts on western vaccines for this communist chinese virus and their partners in crime Globalist liberal elites' Big pharma vaccines by 5 western highly qualified in bio technology and medicine including 4 women doctors warn Big Pharma vaccines themselves are Bio weapons, in their following article (link) on health impact news and why? Ref: https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/urgent-5-doctors-agree-that-covid-19-injections-are-bioweapons-and-discuss-what-to-do-about-it/

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    in india after 2014 it’s always been going from bad to worse to worst unlike in other countries where covid is successfully contained and going into unlock mode. This shows the capability and competence of our BJPEE govt. BTW, even during pre covid times it wasn’t any better but it was in downward path covid only helped to reach the abyss quickly which was anyway heading there.

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  • Avi, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Nice one, Bobato! I hope John understands.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Worldwide Governments' billions of money spent on vaccines is gone to the elite Billionaires / BigPharma stomach, little commission they might have given to health officials around the world to push their vaccines. Now people in US are suffering side effects after 6 months into the mass vaccinations.... (Looks like same experimental spike vaccines nano tech mRNA (pfizer) and luciferase quantum dot technology based (moderna) coming to india also soon) "Tens of Thousands of COVID-19 “Vaccine” Injured in the U.S. Begging for Help as the Medical Community TurnMangalores Their Back on Them...." Report at https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/tens-of-thousands-of-covid-19-vaccine-injured-in-the-u-s-begging-for-help-as-the-medical-community-turns-their-back-on-them/

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  • John, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Vaccine Karma started in US after 6 months into mass vaccination? "Tens of Thousands of COVID-19 “Vaccine” Injured in the U.S. Begging for Help as the Medical Community Turns Their Back on Them...." Report at https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/tens-of-thousands-of-covid-19-vaccine-injured-in-the-u-s-begging-for-help-as-the-medical-community-turns-their-back-on-them/

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  • John, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Endemic stage or more deadly stage ? Spike protein vaccines are deadly ? Following recent Divine message also world-renown German-Thai-American microbiologist Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi warn so, .... Also on Covid hysteria created by Elites, communist chinese and BigPharma... Divine message on spike protein slowly destroys people's immune system in a message John Leary dated Thursday, July 1, 2021: (Message mainly to american but also rest of the faithful or believers)... Jesus said: “My people, I am reminding you of Satan’s goal to kill as many people as he can because he hates man. The one world people have a goal to reduce the population of the world from seven billion down to five hundred million people. They have chosen to use viruses and vaccines to kill a lot of people. The Covid-19 virus has killed a large number of people, but the big goal is to use vaccines to kill even more people by their bioweapon to use the spike protein to destroy people’s immune system. You have seen some deaths and complications from the vaccinated people, but the media are trying to keep this quiet. The vaccinated people will be dying in large numbers as time goes on. Be prepared to help heal the vaccinated people with My Good Friday oil, and the exorcism water with the miraculous medal.”............ Following Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi's warning..... "In this exclusive interview with The New American magazine’s Senior Editor Alex Newman, world-renown German-Thai-American microbiologist Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi warns that the COVID hysteria is based on lies and that the COVID “vaccines” are set to cause a global catastrophe and a decimation of the human population....." A 39 minute video interview at https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/german-microbiologist-they-are-killing-people-with-these-covid-vaccines-to-reduce-the-worlds-population/

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  • John, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    For Vax side effects healing.... Specially to those young and old who are looking for Divine healing touch for virus or vaccination side effects, thousands of Covid 19 healings as per testimonies received by Gifted and Anointed Priest Fr Dr Jose Vettiyankal of Logos Retreat Centre, Bangalore who conducts free online healing prayer service everyday between 15:00 to 16:30 for all faiths, including doctors and hopeless cases. Also he blesses the Holy Oil for healing, online. Following video of previous service https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lu1gjV_zJoE

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  • Neptune, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Can your fake godmen bring the dead back to life. Let them do that then we will see.

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  • Bobato Charlie, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    A panda walks into a bar. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air. "Why? Why are you behaving in this strange, un-panda-like fashion?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda walks towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder. "I'm a panda," he says, at the door. "Look it up." The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation. "Panda: Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

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