Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, has been maintaining a keen eye on the developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
In an online interview to The Hindu, she
What do we know about the the B 1.617 variant and is it highly transmissible? What about vaccinations for pregnant and lactating women And finally, is it even possible to have a prediction about how long COVID-19 is going to last?