Covid antibodies to last for 8 months after vaccine: AIIMS Director
New Delhi: A member of the National Task Force on Covid-19 and Director of AIIMS Randeep Guleria on Friday said that “Antibodies against the novel coronavirus disease may last for up to eight months or longer pursuant to the vaccination.”
Scientists are aggressively studying the long-term protection provided by the vaccines.
Earlier in the day, Randeep Guleria had answered many questions related to the vaccines on twitter and to respond to a question he said that “Antibodies will develop about 14 days after the second shot. It is not clear how long protection will last but it is believed that it will last for at least 8 months, or may be longer.”
More than 70 lakh people in India have been vaccinated since the vaccination drive began on January 16.
Guleria further said that “The population above 50 years of age will start getting the vaccination from March 2021 onwards and this will also include population with comorbidities, between 20 years to 50 years,”
As per the Union Health Ministry, India has become the fastest nation in terms of the vaccine doses administered in the country, even though many countries had launched their vaccination campaigns earlier than India. About 4,13,752 beneficiaries received Covid vaccine nationwide on Thursday.
