Vaccination must to avoid third wave, says AIIMS Director Prof Randeep Guleria

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 9

The Department of Microbiology, PU, today organised a webinar on “Promotion of Scientific Temper among People of India” to spread awareness among the public about the current pandemic situation.

Prof Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi, spoke on “What the pandemic has taught us and where do we go from here?”

He discussed the reasons behind the emergence of the devastating second wave and that there was an urgent requirement to invest in public health services.

Dr Guleria emphasised that Covid-19 appropriate behavior could help prevent a third wave.

Dr Guleria, meanwhile, said the Covid-19 pandemic “is not over nor is it going to end soon”. People should get vaccinated in order to avoid a third wave, he said.