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18-11-2021, 09:22 AM
Infectious disease expert says if boosters are made available for all, virus could be under control in early 2022
Top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said it is possible for Covid-19 to reduced to an endemic illness from the current health emergency next year if the country ramps up vaccination rates.
Booster doses of the vaccines are vital for reaching that point, Dr Fauci said in an interview during the Reuters Total Health conference, which runs virtually from Nov 1-18.
Experts believe Covid-19 cannot be eliminated and will likely become endemic, meaning it will always be present in the population to some degree, such as the flu or chickenpox...
Part of an article found in today's The New Paper
Top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said it is possible for Covid-19 to reduced to an endemic illness from the current health emergency next year if the country ramps up vaccination rates.
Booster doses of the vaccines are vital for reaching that point, Dr Fauci said in an interview during the Reuters Total Health conference, which runs virtually from Nov 1-18.
Experts believe Covid-19 cannot be eliminated and will likely become endemic, meaning it will always be present in the population to some degree, such as the flu or chickenpox...
Part of an article found in today's The New Paper
