{"id":3644,"date":"2020-12-04T09:32:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T09:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doerlife.com\/?p=3644"},"modified":"2020-12-04T10:27:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T10:27:37","slug":"the-covid-19-vaccine-2020-2021-india-still-has-to-bend-the-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebglory.com\/doerlife.com\/the-covid-19-vaccine-2020-2021-india-still-has-to-bend-the-curve\/","title":{"rendered":"The COVID-19 Vaccine 2020\/2021? India still has to bend the curve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the 2nd<\/sup> wave in Europe, the coronavirus is continuing to put world economies in a major crisis. From high medical expenditure to loss of hours in education and manufacturing, to significant threat to human life, the situation has been the worse ever seen in this millennium. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), on 21 October 2020, there are 41,042,920 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,129,591 deaths globally. Along with the world\u2019s population, 1.3 billion Indians now eagerly await the COVID-19 vaccine. Will the Astra Zeneca-Oxford vaccine currently in the forefront win the race? Many have started to step out of their homes attending offices or even crowding local markets for festival shopping. But remember India, we still remain a hotspot for the coronavirus \u2013 it\u2019s foolish to think \u2018I am Safe<\/em>\u2019. Until we have the COVID-19 vaccine in 2020\/2021, a huge risk remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is a coronavirus vaccine important?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Vaccines save millions of lives each year from disease. They prepare the body\u2019s immune system to recognize and fight off the virus and bacteria targeted and prevent illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, there are vaccines that prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, but sadly none could help to restrain the new virus, known officially as Sars-CoV-2, since it first emerged in December 2019. As researchers discovered the COVID-19 is a vaccine-preventable disease, more than 100 COVID-19 vaccines are under development, with around 40 already in the human trial phase. Only when a safe and effective vaccine is found, it would allow lockdowns to be lifted, social distancing to be relaxed and restore normalcy in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Will India receive COVID-19 vaccine in 2020 or 2021? Image credits: Express Pharma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Coronavirus treatment: Vaccines in the pipeline for COVID-19<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The widespread outbreak called COVID-19 originating in the Chinese city Wuhan has not just endangered thousands of lives but taken as many. The pandemic has now necessitated the development of a coronavirus vaccine to save lives. The world\u2019s biotech industry, pharmaceutical companies and research organisations around the world are in a race to find the cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stages of vaccines in pipeline for COVID-19<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n