Turn the page on Covid-19? Not so fast, say experts

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Experts warn that unequal vaccine access could still lead to the emergence of new and more deadly variants of the coronavirus.

But it's far too soon to declare victory, say experts, who warn that unequal vaccine access could still lead to the emergence of new and more deadly variants of the virus.On September 14 the World Health Organization announced "the first substantial decline in weekly [Covid] cases in more than two months" after new infections during the week of September 6 totalled four million.

"I believe that most of the world is entering the final phase of the pandemic," Francois Balloux of the University College of London tweeted last week. "We are seeing the transition from a wave pattern to more scattered spikes that aren't as high," he told AFP. He said that what happens in Denmark will determine "whether we can encourage other European countries to lift the widespread use of health passes and even mask-wearing without risking a new spike in the pandemic."- Reasons to be cautious -"I think it is too early to say just yet for everyone, though in the highly vaccinated parts of the world, this will be more true," virologist Julien Tang told AFP by email.

Even in rich, well-vaccinated countries showing a downward trend, things could reverse, experts caution.

 

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