Shahid Jameel, an eminent virologist, while speaking to Vikram Chandra on NewsGuru, pointed out three aspects on which the predicted third wave of coronavirus in India depends.
He said the timing and magnitude of the third wave would depend upon the population that is still susceptible, i.e. unexposed or not vaccinated, the Covid-19 appropriate behaviour as different parts of the country open up after lockdown and lastly whether any more transmissible or ‘infectious’ variants emerge.
“The first factor can be addressed by public policy of vaccinating at scale. The second will depend upon individual choices. And the third is beyond our control as mutations in viruses take place randomly," Jameel, who is professor at Ashoka University explained on NewsGuru.