Even after COVID-19 vaccine availability, must wear mask
The head of India’s top health research body Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Balram Bhargava has said health protocols to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will stay for a long time and people will have to keep wearing masks even after a vaccine is available.
“Even after the vaccine is brought, the use of mask will stay to prevent COVID-19. It works like a vaccine. So it may have to be used for a long time,” Bhargava was quoted as having said while speaking at a webinar titled Changing paradigms in COVID-19 management at Lucknow’s King George Medical University on Saturday.