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When Will the Pandemic Be Over? – SELF
When will the pandemic actually be over? An epidemiologist discusses with other experts if the end really could be in sight.
Additionally, we are uncertain if the COVID-19 vaccines in use will provide long-lasting immunity, as the smallpox and polio vaccines do. If not, that could leave individuals unprotected as their vaccine immunity wanes. Furthermore, to attempt eradication, the vaccine must be available to all, which is not feasible right now, though manufacturing is expected to ramp up in the rest of 2021 and 2022. Asymptomatic cases of infection would also stymie an eradication campaign, as they have for polio,…
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