World Health Organization experts have warned that although the coronavirus pandemic has been very severe, it "is not necessarily the most severe" and that the world will have to learn to live with Covid-19.
"The world has hoped for the herd immunity, which would somehow reduce transmission if many people were immune," Prof. told the media. David Heymann, chair of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Infectious Risks. But Heymann, who is also an epidemiologist with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the concept of herd immunity was misunderstood.
"It seems that the fate of SARS-CoV-2 [Covid-19] is to become endemic, like four other human coronaviruses, and that it will continue to evolve as it reproduces in human cells. "Fortunately, we have life-saving tools and these in combination with good public health will allow us to learn to live with Covid-19."
The head of the WHO emergency program, Dr. "The possible scenario is for the virus to become another endemic virus that will remain somewhat of a threat, but a very low-level threat," said Mark Ryan. Ryan warned that the next pandemic could be more severe. "This pandemic has been very severe; it has affected every corner of the planet. But this is not necessarily the biggest," he said.
"It simply came to our notice then. We are now learning how to do things better: science, logistics, training and governance, how to communicate better. "But the planet is fragile."
Source: Guardian, WHO
