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Will COVID-19 Become Endemic? Experts and Vaccine Producers Warn of Yearly Shots


Will COVID-19 Become Endemic? Experts and Vaccine Producers Warn of Yearly Shots
Newsweek
2/11/2021
Daniel Villarreal
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Medical experts are now saying that COVID-19 mutates so quickly that the pandemic may become endemic, requiring annual vaccinations similar to the flu vaccine. In this December 15, 2020 photo, a healthcare worker at the Jackson Health Systems receives a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.
As medical professionals and epidemiologists discuss how to stop the spread of COVID-19 variants from Brazil, South Africa, the United Kingdom and elsewhere, experts say that the coronavirus ability to mutate quickly may make the virus endemic, that is, a regular presence in society. As such, staying immune to it may require annual vaccinations designed to help people maintain resistance to new variants, a strategy similar to that used to combat the flu. ....

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What Variant, Strain, and Mutation Mean When We Talk About COVID


What Variant, Strain, and Mutation Mean When We Talk About COVID
On 2/3/21 at 11:36 AM EST
Over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, fears no longer only surround the spread of the virus but also its new forms, or variants.
These include B.1.1.7. from the U.K., which was detected in September and became the dominant variant in England, partly prompting a third nationwide lockdown. Early evidence suggests it is more deadly and infectious than past forms of COVID.
South Africa s 501Y.V2 or B.1.351 variant, which shares some mutations with the U.K. s, was first reported in December and is thought to be more infectious than previous types of COVID. Other variants being monitored by scientists include P.1, known as the Brazilian variant, and one from Denmark linked to mink. ....

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