Covid-19 ‘virus could never go away’ unless highly effective vaccine is developed, WHO warns

Name: Covid-19 ‘virus could never go away’ unless highly effective vaccine is developed, WHO warns
Uploaded: 2020-05-14T15:53:54+00:00
Duration: 1 min 47 s
Description: As countries ease lockdown measures, the World Health Organization warns that the coronavirus could become a part of daily life from now on, and only the development of a vaccine could avoid such a scenario. The statement seems to put more pressure onto states and pharmaceutical companies to come up with a cure. If not, it could become endemic, like the HIV.

Issued on: 14/05/2020 - 17:53

Video by: Camille NEDELEC

As countries ease lockdown measures, the World Health Organization warns that the coronavirus could become a part of daily life from now on, and only the development of a vaccine could avoid such a scenario. The statement seems to put more pressure onto states and pharmaceutical companies to come up with a cure. If not, it could become endemic, like the HIV.