Coronavirus may stay forever – Medical expert

Coronavirus may stay forever

Coronavirus may stay forever

Coronavirus may stay forever - Medical expert

A medical expert has warned about the possibility of coronavirus staying forever.

A member of the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), Sir Mark Walport, added that people are likely to need regular vaccinations against the deadly virus.

At BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Walport said that the pandemic would be controlled by “global vaccination” but it is not “going to be a disease like smallpox which could be eradicated by vaccination”.

He said,

“This is a virus that is going to be with us forever in some form or another and almost certainly will require repeated vaccinations.

So a bit like flu, people will need re-vaccination at regular intervals.”

He added that localised lockdowns are the best way to go at the moment to reduce a spike in the spread of Covid-19.

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