Painful battle against a never-ending disease 27 Dec 2020 The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on the display. Reuters The ordeal of millions of people struggling to battle a global disease seems to be never-ending. After months of suffering from the ravages of the pandemic, hope seemed to be in sight as the first Pfizer vaccine, approved by Western governments, started its rollout. People were elated as they felt they no longer had to endure its symptoms, which in many cases led to death. Over a million perished the world over due to the coronavirus, and millions have been infected with it. However, just as there seemed to be a remedy for the contagion, has come a distressing revelation: the virus will continue exercise its dreadful and dangerous sway over the masses for the next ten years.