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‘Unlikely’ that vaccine will be able to fully stop spread of virus – The Independent
Likely that Covid-19 will become endemic in population, similar to influenza, says Sir Patrick Vallance
It is “unlikely” that a coronavirus vaccine will be able to completely stop the spread of infection, the government’s chief scientific advisor has warned, adding that the disease may well become endemic in the global population much like influenza.
Sir Patrick Vallance told a select committee on national security that the UK government would likely need to manage Covid-19 on a year-by-year basis in the same way as flu.
He insisted that the strategy of attempting to eradicate the disease, which…
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