Two studies on the genome of the coronavirus in India conducted by the country’s top clinical research body and the Department of Bio-Technology suggest that the COVID-19 virus is genetically stable and has shown no major mutation, the Prime Minister’s office said on Saturday.
There had been some concern that any major mutation detected in the novel coronavirus could affect the development of an effective vaccine. However, some recent global studies have said the vaccines currently being developed for COVID-19 should not be affected by these mutations.
Mutation typically refers to the property of a virus to change when it multiplies and the virus may develop some new strains after it replicates. In cases, the new strains tend to be less effective and therefore die out soon, while more powerful strains may lead to faster spread of the virus.
After a review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 pandemic situation, and vaccine delivery, distribution and administration preparedness, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that three vaccines are in advanced stages of development in India, out of which two are in Phase II and one is in Phase-III.
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