COVID-19 third wave will be less severe; says BHU Scientist
He further added that the wave will likely hit after, at least, three months, but the ongoing vaccination against COVID-19 will boost people's immunity and help them resist the wave.
A senior geneticist of the zoology department at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Professor Gyaneshwer Chaubey, has said that the third wave of COVID-19 will be less severe and deadly, especially for those who are vaccinated, those who have been cured of the virus and the children.
He said that all those people who have been vaccinated and cured of COVID-19 will fall under the protected group during the third wave. He further added that the wave will likely hit after, at least, three months, but the ongoing vaccination against COVID-19 will boost people's immunity and help them resist the wave.
He further explained that “As the levels of antibodies drop every three months, the chances of the third wave are likely. In this sense, if the level of antibodies falls in the next three months, then a third wave can come. But the ongoing vaccination campaign will help in the fight against the virus. If our immunity is more than 70 percent, the effect of Covid in that group will be less, and gradually, its frequency will start decreasing.”
He said though the virus cannot be stopped, the death rate can be reduced.
“From time to time, coronavirus cases will raise its head but it will eventually decrease. Once the levels of antibodies decrease, the chances of catching COVID-19 will increase. Even so, for those in the protected group, the death rate is very low,” he stated.
In such a situation, even if there are one to two deaths reported out of two to four lakh people, that would still count as a big deal.
“Even if our entire population gets infected with coronavirus and we keep the mortality rate below 0.1 or even 1 percent, then we will win this war,” he added.
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