LONDON: Future pandemics could be even deadlier than COVID-19, so lessons learned from the outbreak should not be wasted and the world must ensure that it is ready for the next viral attack, according to one of its creators. is one. Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine said.
The novel coronavirus has killed 5.26 million people worldwide, wiped out trillions of dollars in economic output and turned billions of lives upside down, according to Johns Hopkins University.
“The truth is the next one may be worse. It may be more contagious, or more deadly, or both,” Sarah Gilberte According to the BBC report, Richard Dimbleby said in the lecture. “This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods.”
Gilbert, a professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, said the world should make sure it is better prepared for the next virus.
“The progress we have made, and the knowledge we have gained, should not be lost,” she said.
Health experts say efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic have been uneven and fragmented, marked by limited access to vaccines in low-income countries, while the “healthy and wealthy” get boosters in wealthy countries.
A panel of health experts set up by World Health Organization It has called for permanent funding and greater capacity to investigate the pandemic through a new treaty to review its handling of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
One proposal was for at least $10 billion a year of new funding for pandemic preparedness.
The outbreak of Kovid-19 was first detected in China in late 2019. Vaccines against the virus were developed in record time.
Gilbert said omicron The spike protein of the variant contains mutations that are known to increase the transmissibility of the virus.
“There are additional changes that could mean antibodies induced by vaccines or other types of infection may be less effective at preventing infection with Omicron,” Gilbert said.
“Until we know more, we must remain vigilant, and take steps to slow the spread of this new variant.”
The novel coronavirus has killed 5.26 million people worldwide, wiped out trillions of dollars in economic output and turned billions of lives upside down, according to Johns Hopkins University.
“The truth is the next one may be worse. It may be more contagious, or more deadly, or both,” Sarah Gilberte According to the BBC report, Richard Dimbleby said in the lecture. “This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods.”
Gilbert, a professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, said the world should make sure it is better prepared for the next virus.
“The progress we have made, and the knowledge we have gained, should not be lost,” she said.
Health experts say efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic have been uneven and fragmented, marked by limited access to vaccines in low-income countries, while the “healthy and wealthy” get boosters in wealthy countries.
A panel of health experts set up by World Health Organization It has called for permanent funding and greater capacity to investigate the pandemic through a new treaty to review its handling of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
One proposal was for at least $10 billion a year of new funding for pandemic preparedness.
The outbreak of Kovid-19 was first detected in China in late 2019. Vaccines against the virus were developed in record time.
Gilbert said omicron The spike protein of the variant contains mutations that are known to increase the transmissibility of the virus.
“There are additional changes that could mean antibodies induced by vaccines or other types of infection may be less effective at preventing infection with Omicron,” Gilbert said.
“Until we know more, we must remain vigilant, and take steps to slow the spread of this new variant.”
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