Covid-19 will “forever remain in human form” in one form or another, “predicted a leading British scientist, who advocates regular vaccinations of the population against the deadly disease.
The inaccurate optimism forecast was produced by Sir Mark Walport, a member of the UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Group (SAGE), on Saturday.
Unlike some other diseases, such as smallpox “which could be eradicated by vaccination, “ Covid-19 is unlikely to be completely destroyed, the scientist told BBC Radio 4. At the same time, Worldwide vaccination is a must only to contain the ongoing pandemic, he believes.
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“This is a virus that will be with us forever in one form or another, and will most likely require repeated vaccinations,” he said. Walport said. “That people, just like flu, will need regular re-vaccination.”
Walport’s comments came in response to an earlier statement by World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said he hoped the pandemic would be over. “In less than two years.”
Ghebreyesus compared Covid-19 to the outbreak of the Spanish flu of 1918, and stated that humans had prepared the coronavirus considerably more technologically. At the same time, the world has become much more global since the early 20th century, making the rapid spread of disease easier.
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The global coronavirus infection hit the 23 million mark on Saturday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The virus has been linked to more than 800,000 deaths worldwide. The US, Brazil and India remain the worst countries with coronavirus, which is about half of the total cases in the world.
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