Endemic Covid-19 would not mean end of danger, says WHO

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- with the implication that the danger will have passed. "What we need to do is get to low levels of disease incidence with maximum vaccination of our populations, so nobody has to die," said Ryan.

- with the implication that the danger will have passed.

"What we need to do is get to low levels of disease incidence with maximum vaccination of our populations, so nobody has to die," said Ryan.Ryan added that it was possible to end the waves of death and hospitalisations by the end of 2022 through vaccine-led public health measures. But, he added:"We won't end the virus this year. We may never end the virus. Pandemic viruses end up becoming part of the ecosystem.With the exception of the one-shot Janssen product, all the Covid-19 vaccines given emergency approval by the WHO require two injections.

 

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