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<\/div>Bad news, according to the World Health Organization (WHO): even if scientists invent a vaccine, the coronavirus that causes the sometimes-deadly COVID-19 might be here for good.<\/p>
“It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go away,” WHO emergencies expert Mike Ryan said during a Thursday briefing, as reported by Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p> He noted that other illnesses, such as measles, already have a vaccine but have yet to be completely defeated.<\/p> “HIV has not gone away — but we have come to terms with the virus,” Ryan said.<\/p> And timelines, he cautioned, are not much more than educated guesses.<\/p> “I think it is important we are realistic and I don’t think anyone can predict when this disease will disappear,” Ryan added. “I think there are no promises in this and there are no dates. This disease may settle into a long problem, or it may not be.”<\/p> Ryan also argued that finding a vaccine would be a “massive moonshot,” according to Reuters<\/em>.<\/p> Luckily, it’s not all doom and gloom. On the plus side, according to a WHO survey, scientists are working on more than 100 vaccine candidates<\/a> worldwide, ranging from more traditional vaccines<\/a> that use an inactivated version of the virus to more experimental attempts that hijack your DNA<\/a> to build up a resistance.<\/p> Rather than rushing into reopening economies and borders and restarting air travel, the WHO says that a safe return to normalcy will require patience.<\/p> “We need to get into the mindset that it is going to take some time to come out of this pandemic,” WHO epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove said during the briefing.<\/p> The post WHO: The Coronavirus Might Be Here Forever<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more from the original source: Bad news, according to the World Health Organization (WHO): even if scientists invent a vaccine, the coronavirus that causes the sometimes-deadly COVID-19 might be here for good. \u201cIt is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go away,\u201d WHO emergencies expert Mike Ryan said during a Thursday briefing, as reported by Reuters . Continue reading
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