Vaccine research against COVID-19, which is already in the final stages of testing in some laboratories around the world, is encouraging, but “There may never be a panacea against this pandemic”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned today.
“Several vaccines are in phase three of clinical trials, and we all hope that effective vaccines will come out of them that will help keep people from becoming infected, but Right now there is no panacea, and perhaps there never will be.“The WHO Director-General admitted, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
With nearly 18 million infections and more than 686,000 deaths, Tedros recalled that confirmed infections have multiplied by five in the last three months, and that in the absence of a vaccine, it is necessary to continue seeking control of infections with multiple measures that include tracking cases and contacts.
“You have to do everything: maintain physical distance, wash hands constantly, do not cough next to others, wear a mask and reinforce vigilance“insisted the Ethiopian expert.
“We have seen worldwide that it is never too late to turn the situation around: collaborating together we can save lives“he assured.
“There is a combination of very dangerous factors, with a virus that moves very quickly and also kills a lot,” and that affects both developed and poorer nations, Tedros summarized.
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