According to reports, researchers are trying to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that is universal in nature and may ultimately be effective against all variant of COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the vaccine, developed by researchers at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, also has the potential to prevent future coronavirus pandemics. The researchers conducting the study reportedly managed to assemble a vaccine that was capable of protecting mice from SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, the hybrid vaccine could also offer protection against other coronaviruses that can jump from animals to humans.
The COVID-19 virus is not just a single virus but a large family of viruses. It has been responsible for several deadly outbreaks of viral diseases like SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), and COVID-19. In particular, the sarbecovirus subgenus of coronaviruses is potentially dangerous to humans as they have the ability to jump from animals to humans.
Meanwhile, with the COVID-19 Delta Plus variant being deemed a ‘Variant of Concern’ (VoC) by the Central Government, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has started looking into the efficacy of existing vaccines against this particular mutation of the virus.
In addition, the Union Government asked states like Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra to put containment measures in place and implement effective contact tracing in districts affected by the new Delta Plus variant.
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