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Letter Published in The National UAE on 30Dec 21India's timely preventive measures With regard to Taniya Dutta's report India clears two new vaccines and Merck pill to beat Omicron (December 28): India's approval of the new vaccines and the pill to beat the new variant is laudable. On seeing the scenario of both local and international of surging cases of the new variant, the Indian administration has decided this is the best safeguard. Last week the India approved vaccinating children between the ages of 15 and 18. Evidently, the government believes prevention is better than cure, a good motto as we enter the new year. I wish everyone good health and happiness. May we get rid of the pandemic for good in 2022. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India