New vaccine technologies will be developed, and India will be key player in battle against variants
This is the first in a multipart series of commentaries on how 2022 may shape up for India and Indians
Even in the new year, will there be fear? Or will the pandemic descend the slope, as we fervently hope? Will vaccines win the game, even if variants don’t stay the same? Or will we still need to seek safety behind a mask, as taming the wily virus is no easy task?
I have been posed these questions, which are on everyone’s mind. I will start with the disclaimer that uncertain elements of virus behaviour and inconsistent elements of human response dim the images on my crystal ball. However, science provides a light to navigate through the thickets of available facts and posit a plausible path that the pandemic may take during 2022.
Even in the new year, will there be fear? Or will the pandemic descend the slope, as we fervently hope? Will vaccines win the game, even if variants don’t stay the same? Or will we still need to seek safety behind a mask, as taming the wily virus is no easy task?
I have been posed these questions, which are on everyone’s mind. I will start with the disclaimer that uncertain elements of virus behaviour and inconsistent elements of human response dim the images on my crystal ball. However, science provides a light to navigate through the thickets of available facts and posit a plausible path that the pandemic may take during 2022.