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Coronavirus will be with us forever, Sage scientist warns – BBC News
Sir Mark Walport says, unlike smallpox, coronavirus will not be eradicated by vaccination.
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Coronavirus will be present “forever in some form or another”, a member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has said.
Sir Mark Walport said people would need to be vaccinated at regular intervals.
His comments come after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said he hoped the pandemic would be over within two years, as the Spanish flu had taken two years to overcome.
Sir Mark said denser populations and travel meant the virus …
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