New Delhi, June 26: Having witnessed lethal Covid-19 pandemic during the second wave, India is on stage of possible third wave, however, the subsequent wave (3rd wave) seems unlikely to be as severe as the previous one, said medical experts.
Senior doctors in government-run hospitals in Delhi were of the view that there is possibility that the next wave is likely to come during September and October but, if Covid appropriate behaviour is not followed properly, it may be possible that the subsequent wave may start from August.
Dr N.K. Arora, a member of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), talking to IANS said, vaccination along with Covid appropriate behaviour will play a crucial role in minimizing the effect of subsequent wave. “The analysis indicates that vaccines almost all Covid vaccines, be it India made or overseas, are highly effective against Covid. Not 100 per cent but, now it has proved that vaccines will minimise the damage. Even if it reduces the number of deaths, it means that we have something to control deadly pandemic. So the vaccination is going to play a very important role in the next wave.”
Arora, however, added that it will also depend on new variants and their level of transmission and effectiveness, as every new variant, emerging one after another, is different.
The first wave of Covid-19 pandemic in India had begun in late January 2020 with a peak attained in mid-September. The first wave was relatively mild compared to the second wave that followed, from mid-February 2021 onwards, exhibiting a more explosive spread across the country.