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Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Will Covid be with us forever, like flu? – BBC News
Vaccination is unlikely to provide a permanent defence, writes Dr John Wright, so Covid may never be eliminated.
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The antibodies that protect against infection with Covid-19 fade over time, so it’s likely that vaccination will not provide a permanent defence. Covid could become an illness like flu, says Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary – one that flares up in society at regular intervals, and that people have more than once.
Four million people in the UK have now had Covid and one of the burning questions they are asking is: will they get it again? Some viral infections…
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