The UK's Chief Scientist warns that COVID-19 will become endemic like the annual flu, despite the possible availability of vaccines by early next year | latikambourke
He reminded MPs that there was only one human disease - smallpox - that had truly been eradicated through a vaccine and that it was "a very difficult thing to do."He said the results of eight vaccine candidates currently in phase III trials would soon be known.
"And at that point we'll also have a clearer idea of the safety profile of these vaccines and from there and can start looking at what a sensible vaccination strategy could be across the population."The federal budget last week hinged its economic recovery and reopening of its international borders on a vaccine coming online next year.
Dr Omar Khorshid, the AMA president, said that Australian governments needed to reinforce the need to maintain social distancing rather than allowing life to return to normal because community transmission has been all but eliminated.
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