While the WHO acknowledges that the potential evolution of SARS-CoV-2 causes remaining uncertainties, it advises that it is time to transition to the long-term management of the pandemic.
Remember this? Medical personnel getting ready at a field hospital at the Penang Hospital in George Town in 2021 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The government will need a backup plan and budget for emergencies or outbreak management. — Photos: Filepics/The Star
But it does not mean that the virus will continuously turn virulent along the way; it could also become less severe, leading to mild or negligible symptoms. While the WHO acknowledges that there are remaining uncertainties caused by the potential evolution of SARS-CoV-2, it advises that it is time to transition to the long-term management of the pandemic. This is due to the decreasing trend in Covid-19 deaths, the decline in Covid-19-related hospitalisations and intensive care unit admissions, as well as the high levels of population immunity.
“For the virus to spread to more people and outcompete previous variants, it needs to be good at evading antibodies and other immune responses. “Studies have found that individuals who have been vaccinated and previously infected are more likely to have a milder course when they are re-infected.
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