⁍ The coronavirus will be around for ‘evermore’ as it is unlikely it will be eradicated.

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⁍ Britain is currently in the grip of a resurgence in COVID-19 infections.

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⁍ The prospect of a vaccine towards the end of the winter should impact the government’s strategy now.

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– Pandemics like the West Nile virus are always around for a while, but this year’s version of coronavirus is so severe it’s going to be around for a while, a British scientist told lawmakers yesterday. “We are going to have to live with this virus for evermore. There is very little chance that it’s going to become eradicated,” said John Edmunds, a member of Britain’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies. But a vaccine might help, he added. “If vaccines are just around the corner then, in my view, we should try and keep the incidence as low as we can now, because we will be able to use vaccines in the not too distant future,” he said, per Reuters. “I don’t think we’re going to be vaccinating everybody but to start, maybe the highest risk people, healthcare workers, and so on.’ Britain has signed supply deals for six different coronavirus vaccines. “I think we will be in a reasonable position in months,” said Edmunds. “I don’t think we’re going to be vaccinating everybody but to start, maybe the highest risk people, healthcare workers, and so on.”