Dr Yousuf Ali Al mulla
At one point India considered itself at the end of the pandemic just a few weeks ago. Now, unfortunately the disease has spread and made it a colossal tragedy, but it is also a disaster for the rest of the world. Especially since the coronavirus has mutated through double or triple strains of the virus, which in a way may be the driver behind the latest wave in this huge country. However the frightening fact here is that what began in India may not end there!
Nevertheless, the new and current virus strains and perhaps the continuous influx of gatherings in this country were the main reasons for the dangerous and rapid development of the pandemic, not to mention the weak procedures of social distancing or wearing masks. Also may be the response to such a crisis was slow, when it claimed victory prematurely!
Of course, we have no doubt that following health instructions and adhering to them, while taking the vaccine is the effective solution to challenge this deadly virus, otherwise the situation will end as we follow in this country of consecutive deaths, overcrowding of hospitals and their health institutions and depleted oxygen supplies. Sadly, here we see that this country is in a real catastrophe if the countries of the world do not also rush and take their hand, as indicators point out of the possibility of entering this country into real darkness in the coming weeks. Therefore I stress here that, out of control outbreaks pose a threat anywhere and everywhere, including countries rich in vaccines.
In fact, the biggest concern at present in India and elsewhere is the threat posed by these mutated strains (Covid-19) being the most transmissible and their potential ability to overcome vaccine immunity. Although nearly every known strain has been identified, including those in Britain, Brazil and South Africa in India, the Indian mutated strains has become in most of its states the most widespread.
On other hand, the country has the capacity to manufacture 70 million doses of the Corona vaccine per month, but even with all those doses directed towards its domestic needs, it is not sufficient to meet the enormous demand and protect its 1.4 billion populations and perhaps this rate needs to be increased three times. Perhaps the question what I would ask here: Will India considers only the production of the vaccine and distributing it locally in the coming months, despite the agreed external requests and demands!
Whatever it is, we should be aware that the world is on a frightening path by recording more Corona deaths this year than it was in 2020. Truly, the risks of allowing the current outbreak of the disease are not limited to the destruction of places like India and those countries alone ... if we realize that! The mutated and emerging strains may affect further delay in distributing the vaccine to some countries of the world, including those whose populations are in the midst of vaccination! Hence, is it real that India’s problem will be the world’s problem?
At end, it is no coincidence that these mutations appear in populations that have developed immunity through infection, as happened in India or Brazil, for instance. However, it is true also that mass vaccination has provided a way out of this pandemic for some countries, but what happened to India now is a stark reminder that there is a long road ahead for many others ....and if there is a time to intervene and protect society, let it be now!
Dr.Yousuf Ali Al Mulla is a
physician, medical innovator
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