APRIL 27 — As we head towards the end of the 3 rd phase of the movement control order (MCO), the issue of striking the right balance between public health safety and economic survival becomes more acute. As long as a vaccine is not yet ready, the possibility or high probability of a prolonged or...
Vaccines: Game changer to restore balance between public health safety, economic survival — Jamari Mohtar and Jason LohAPRIL 27 — As we head towards the end of the 3 rd phase of the movement control order , the issue of striking the right balance between public health safety and economic survival becomes more acute.
Not to be left out, Cambridge University has also been working on a vaccine for some time now. Professor Jonathan Heeney, Head of the Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics at the University of Cambridge is one of the lead persons in the project researching on a suitable antibody — using new technology developed for influenza and Ebola viruses.
India — Scientists under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research are testing whether a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts can be a critical part of a Covid-19 vaccine development. As it is, the decision as to whether to extend or not the MCO depends on the expert advice of the MOH. And the government is currently planning further for the gradual relaxation of restrictions in the context of both an extended MCO as well as the post-MCO phase.
As such to repeat, at this stage in the development of a vaccine, public health consideration still overrides economic consideration.
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