Everyone will get COVID more than once
Finally, a reality check.. Everyone will get COVID more than once during their lives, scientist says
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"Essentially everyone will eventually get infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the near future, and likely more than once in their lifetime."
He said measures like wearing masks would prolong the pandemic by delaying some getting infected.
Prof Balloux added: "Vaccine protection against infection is meh, though protection against severe symptoms, hospitalisation and death remains stellar (~20x), including against Omicron."
He said the virus would become endemic, continuing: “I believe it is time to give in soon.
“Vaccine protection rates are as high as they may ever be in many places, and now we've got a couple of decent drugs.
“Pretending we remain in control, of sorts, is just becoming too costly.”
Learn to live with it..like the common cold....or get used to standing in line for a shot every 4 months.
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Professor Mike Tildesley, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling group (Spi-M) which reports to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), previously said repeated vaccinations could be offered “for years to come” to keep COVID-19 at bay.
He told Sky News: “In the longer term, COVID is likely to become endemic and we probably are going to have to manage it with repeated vaccination campaigns for years to come.”
