Raipur: The Health Minister TS Singh Deo, has said that it would
take two years to regain control of the corona even after the vaccine is
introduced. Corona is coming out in many forms. So far its 4000 mutations have
been identified. Talking to media persons at his residence office on Wednesday,
he cautioned that many more viruses will come in future and we have to be
prepared to deal with them. However the year 2020 is ending with good news that
research on corona vaccine is progressing significantly. This is indeed the most
precious gift that the passing year has given to the entire World. So far 18
proteins have also been identified, which will limit the corona to a great
extent.
In response to question the Minister categorically said that the
dead bodies of the covid positive deceased should not be given to their
relatives for the last rites under no circumstance, said health minister TS
Singh Deo adding that strict action will be taken against the officer concerned
if the dead body is handed over directly to the family.
Singh Deo said, in case of death of a covid positive patient,
the funeral is performed as per the administrative procedure and the protocol,
issued by the Centre. Besides, utmost care should also be taken in this process.
Stern action will be taken against anyone who violates the process, he further
said.
He added that there were many diseases earlier, the vaccine of
which took about 15 years to be introduced. It took 15 years for the pneumonia
vaccine to be formed. It is no less than a miracle that the corona vaccine was
ready between 5 and 10 months.
The minister also briefed the media persons about the stage of
corona vaccine preparation, saying that the scientists have been working at a
war-footing level to get the breakthrough in this direction. It is now being
assumed that over 75 per cent people will be directly benefitted.
There is a target to vaccinate almost 30 crore population in the
first six months, said Singh Deo and
added that the purchase order from the country is highest in the world with the
management of about 160 crore vaccines. In the first 6 months frontline workers
will be vaccinated and the rest will be included in the next phase.
The Minister made it clear that after the first dose is
delivered, there is no fixed time period, as to when the second dose of vaccine
has to be administered. However, it might be a matter of two to eight weeks, he
observed.
Initially we had been told by the experts that in 21 and 28 days
the second dose would be delivered to the person. Albeit there are indications that
the effectiveness of the dose taken between two to eight weeks is expected to
be completely effective said the minister. However, the actual result of these
doses would be evident only later on, after it curbs the symptoms of corona
virus in the body, he further explained.
