Omicron, we have seen how such doubts have come up, some of them may be genuine, we still don't have the final picture," he said.
Addressing a session on ‘From Epidemic to Endemic: The New Paradigm’ at the Partnership Summit 2021, organized by CII, Paul suggested the need for having vaccine platforms that adapt quickly to the changing nature of the variants.
Noting that there is a need to examine how India's classical drug industry can have a roadmap and risk-taking attitude, he said, "We are still crying for an effective drug to fight viral diseases, including COVID".
The coronavirus pandemic has taught that viruses cannot be taken lightly, and the unpredictability in emerging scenarios of health have to be respected and addressed, Paul