Third Covid Wave In India Unlikely To be As Severe As Second One: Study According to the study, if 40 percent of the population is fully vaccinated within three months of the second wave peak, then the severity of the third wave will be less Outlook Web Bureau 26 June 2021, Last Updated at 1:42 pm PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-06-26T13:39:48+05:30 Third Covid Wave In India Unlikely To be As Severe As Second One: Study outlookindia.com 2021-06-26T13:42:45+05:30 Also read Amid concerns of a possible rise in the number of coronavirus infections in the country, a study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) has stated that if India does experience the third wave of the virus anytime soon, it will most likely not be as severe as the second wave.