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WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things were

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WHO warns a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end pandemic

The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global fight against the coronavirus, but it won’t end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there’s no guarantee scientists will find one.

World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference from the agency’s Geneva headquarters. “At the same time, we will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.

Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies, he said.

“In particular, the Covid-19 pandemic has given new impetus to the need to accelerate efforts to respond to climate change,” he said. “The Covid-19 pandemic has given us a glimpse of our world as it could be: cleaner skies and rivers.”

The virus has infected more than 22.7 million people worldwide and killed at least 794,100 in more than seven months, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There are at least 30 potential vaccines currently in clinical trials, according to the WHO, but there is no guarantee they will be safe and effective, he said.

Even though human trials for potential vaccines are progressing, scientists say key questions remain. Covid-19 was discovered in December. While numerous research papers and studies have been produced on the virus, scientists still don’t fully understand how it affects the body or how well someone is protected from reinfection after recovering.

Earlier this month, Tedros said there was no “silver bullet” to the coronavirus and “there might never be.”

He said world leaders can stop new outbreaks by practicing the “basics” of public health and disease control. “Testing, isolating and treating patients and tracing and quarantining their contacts. Do it all. Inform, empower and listen to communities. Do it all,” he said Aug. 3.

Tedros said Friday that “every single person” can make a difference in the pandemic.

“Every person and family has a responsibility to know the level of Covid-19 transmission locally and to understand what they can do to protect themselves and others,” he said.

WHO director general warns of ‘vaccine nationalism’ and price gouging
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said it’s “very important” for the public to learn “how to live with this virus.”

That will help “continue to suppress transmission, identify cases and clusters that pop up so we can quickly put those out and minimize as many deaths as possible,” she said. “In doing so, some countries may need to implement some measures again.”

Van Kerkhove said some countries, using data, are now choosing to implement social distancing measures in areas where there is a high level of transmission.

“What we are seeing now is a targeted approach to adding interventions that need to be put in place to get outbreaks under control and reduce the number of infections that are happening,” she said.
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I keep repeating the same thing: small molecule anti-viral drugs (SMAVDS) like ebselen are likely going to be far more important than vaccines against covid-19 in the future. There is no guarantee that we will ever develop a safe & effective vaccine. But SMAVDS can be developed in a short time span & can bring society back to near normalcy.

In over 40 years, no vaccine has been developed for HIV & no vaccine has ever been developed against a coronavirus since they first caused disease 18 years ago.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

We should be in good shape by January. Between the vaccine, T cell immunity and those who have already been infected we will have herd immunity.

I think the vaccine will be out in October.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Agree and agree. We should not be looking at vaccination as some sort of silver bullet.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Don't hold your breath waiting for the 'silver bullet' vaccine. The example of HIV should be a lesson in reality. SMAVDS can be realized in the near term for a lot less money.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Don't hold your breath waiting for the 'silver bullet' vaccine. The example of HIV should be a lesson in reality. SMAVDS can be realized in the near term for a lot less money.

You do realize that things have changed since you read that book 30 years ago?
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

You do realize that things have changed since you read that book 30 years ago?

What book? I think I have a better grasp about these topics than you appear to have.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

If everyone would mask up, limit outings, practice good hygiene and socially distance themselves to protect others and, in turn protect others we can save lives. It's about respecting the lives of those we come into contact with.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

If everyone would mask up, limit outings, practice good hygiene and socially distance themselves to protect others and, in turn protect others we can save lives. It's about respecting the lives of those we come into contact with.

Moderation will be key then. Because we can't just lock everyone down in their own homes again. Our country can't take another blow like that.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

WHO warns a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end pandemic

The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global fight against the coronavirus, but it won’t end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there’s no guarantee scientists will find one.

World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference from the agency’s Geneva headquarters. “At the same time, we will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.

Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies, he said.

“In particular, the Covid-19 pandemic has given new impetus to the need to accelerate efforts to respond to climate change,” he said. “The Covid-19 pandemic has given us a glimpse of our world as it could be: cleaner skies and rivers.”

The virus has infected more than 22.7 million people worldwide and killed at least 794,100 in more than seven months, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There are at least 30 potential vaccines currently in clinical trials, according to the WHO, but there is no guarantee they will be safe and effective, he said.

Even though human trials for potential vaccines are progressing, scientists say key questions remain. Covid-19 was discovered in December. While numerous research papers and studies have been produced on the virus, scientists still don’t fully understand how it affects the body or how well someone is protected from reinfection after recovering.

Earlier this month, Tedros said there was no “silver bullet” to the coronavirus and “there might never be.”

He said world leaders can stop new outbreaks by practicing the “basics” of public health and disease control. “Testing, isolating and treating patients and tracing and quarantining their contacts. Do it all. Inform, empower and listen to communities. Do it all,” he said Aug. 3.

Tedros said Friday that “every single person” can make a difference in the pandemic.

“Every person and family has a responsibility to know the level of Covid-19 transmission locally and to understand what they can do to protect themselves and others,” he said.

WHO director general warns of ‘vaccine nationalism’ and price gouging
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said it’s “very important” for the public to learn “how to live with this virus.”

That will help “continue to suppress transmission, identify cases and clusters that pop up so we can quickly put those out and minimize as many deaths as possible,” she said. “In doing so, some countries may need to implement some measures again.”

Van Kerkhove said some countries, using data, are now choosing to implement social distancing measures in areas where there is a high level of transmission.

“What we are seeing now is a targeted approach to adding interventions that need to be put in place to get outbreaks under control and reduce the number of infections that are happening,” she said.
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I keep repeating the same thing: small molecule anti-viral drugs (SMAVDS) like ebselen are likely going to be far more important than vaccines against covid-19 in the future. There is no guarantee that we will ever develop a safe & effective vaccine. But SMAVDS can be developed in a short time span & can bring society back to near normalcy.

In over 40 years, no vaccine has been developed for HIV & no vaccine has ever been developed against a coronavirus since they first caused disease 18 years ago.

After we caught them carrying water for China and then with how they decided to put a strangle hold on any information relevant to Covid.

I find many of the things that come out of the WHO, to be highly suspect.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

What book? I think I have a better grasp about these topics than you appear to have.

He’s done a complete 180 on COVID for the election.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

If everyone would mask up, limit outings, practice good hygiene and socially distance themselves to protect others and, in turn protect others we can save lives. It's about respecting the lives of those we come into contact with.

America is the only country in the world with ZERO discipline on COVID. That starts with TrumQ.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

After we caught them carrying water for China and then with how they decided to put a strangle hold on any information relevant to Covid.

I find many of the things that come out of the WHO, to be highly suspect.

TrumQ loves Xi. Xi loves crushing our farmers and rural folks.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Moderation will be key then. Because we can't just lock everyone down in their own homes again. Our country can't take another blow like that.

Then the alternative is the loss of more lives and I never said lock down, btw. Wouldn't it suck to be the last person to die from covid?

Moderation isn't what will help. It's aggressive action on the part of each of us to follow science and respect for others.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

TrumQ loves Xi. Xi loves crushing our farmers and rural folks.

It's good to know that you like it when people are suffering.
I'm going back to the adults table now.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Then the alternative is the loss of more lives and I never said lock down, btw. Wouldn't it suck to be the last person to die from covid?

Moderation isn't what will help. It's aggressive action on the part of each of us to follow science and respect for others.

It would suck to die in general would it not?
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

My neighbor 3 doors down came down with COVID about 4 weeks ago. He is 78 years old. About a week of feeling really bad and short of breath he called the doctor tested positive and spent 10 days in the hospital. Yesterday he was out riding his bike and feeling good.

They have come a long way in the success in treating this disease and the death rates have dropped drastically. That is very good news.

More good news is those hot spots in the sun belt have seen their numbers dropping.

I look to see a vaccine ready to be dispersed sometime in October. But just like the flu every year there are going to be people that will not get the vaccine even though it is going to be offered free of charge. In October is when I get my flu shot. Hopefully I will be able to get a vaccine for Covid too. I want my life back.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

It would suck to die in general would it not?

Especially if that person didn't act responsively or caused the loss of that last person to die.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

WHO warns a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end pandemic

The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global fight against the coronavirus, but it won’t end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there’s no guarantee scientists will find one.

World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference from the agency’s Geneva headquarters. “At the same time, we will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.

Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies, he said.

“In particular, the Covid-19 pandemic has given new impetus to the need to accelerate efforts to respond to climate change,” he said. “The Covid-19 pandemic has given us a glimpse of our world as it could be: cleaner skies and rivers.”

The virus has infected more than 22.7 million people worldwide and killed at least 794,100 in more than seven months, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There are at least 30 potential vaccines currently in clinical trials, according to the WHO, but there is no guarantee they will be safe and effective, he said.

Even though human trials for potential vaccines are progressing, scientists say key questions remain. Covid-19 was discovered in December. While numerous research papers and studies have been produced on the virus, scientists still don’t fully understand how it affects the body or how well someone is protected from reinfection after recovering.

Earlier this month, Tedros said there was no “silver bullet” to the coronavirus and “there might never be.”

He said world leaders can stop new outbreaks by practicing the “basics” of public health and disease control. “Testing, isolating and treating patients and tracing and quarantining their contacts. Do it all. Inform, empower and listen to communities. Do it all,” he said Aug. 3.

Tedros said Friday that “every single person” can make a difference in the pandemic.

“Every person and family has a responsibility to know the level of Covid-19 transmission locally and to understand what they can do to protect themselves and others,” he said.

WHO director general warns of ‘vaccine nationalism’ and price gouging
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said it’s “very important” for the public to learn “how to live with this virus.”

That will help “continue to suppress transmission, identify cases and clusters that pop up so we can quickly put those out and minimize as many deaths as possible,” she said. “In doing so, some countries may need to implement some measures again.”

Van Kerkhove said some countries, using data, are now choosing to implement social distancing measures in areas where there is a high level of transmission.

“What we are seeing now is a targeted approach to adding interventions that need to be put in place to get outbreaks under control and reduce the number of infections that are happening,” she said.
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I keep repeating the same thing: small molecule anti-viral drugs (SMAVDS) like ebselen are likely going to be far more important than vaccines against covid-19 in the future. There is no guarantee that we will ever develop a safe & effective vaccine. But SMAVDS can be developed in a short time span & can bring society back to near normalcy.

In over 40 years, no vaccine has been developed for HIV & no vaccine has ever been developed against a coronavirus since they first caused disease 18 years ago.

Tedros is a bigger idiot than Biden. WTF cares what that asshole says?
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

It's good to know that you like it when people are suffering.
I'm going back to the adults table now.
It’s good to know you don’t care about the havoc trumq has heaped upon ALL Americans, especially his base.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Then the alternative is the loss of more lives and I never said lock down, btw. Wouldn't it suck to be the last person to die from covid?

Moderation isn't what will help. It's aggressive action on the part of each of us to follow science and respect for others.
Trump and his team waited SEVEN weeks before acting on Intel from China.

GOP Senators waited Zero days on Jan. 24 before swapping service industry stock for health industry stock.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

WHO warns a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end pandemic

The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global fight against the coronavirus, but it won’t end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there’s no guarantee scientists will find one.

World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference from the agency’s Geneva headquarters. “At the same time, we will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.

Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies, he said.

“In particular, the Covid-19 pandemic has given new impetus to the need to accelerate efforts to respond to climate change,” he said. “The Covid-19 pandemic has given us a glimpse of our world as it could be: cleaner skies and rivers.”

The virus has infected more than 22.7 million people worldwide and killed at least 794,100 in more than seven months, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There are at least 30 potential vaccines currently in clinical trials, according to the WHO, but there is no guarantee they will be safe and effective, he said.

Even though human trials for potential vaccines are progressing, scientists say key questions remain. Covid-19 was discovered in December. While numerous research papers and studies have been produced on the virus, scientists still don’t fully understand how it affects the body or how well someone is protected from reinfection after recovering.

Earlier this month, Tedros said there was no “silver bullet” to the coronavirus and “there might never be.”

He said world leaders can stop new outbreaks by practicing the “basics” of public health and disease control. “Testing, isolating and treating patients and tracing and quarantining their contacts. Do it all. Inform, empower and listen to communities. Do it all,” he said Aug. 3.

Tedros said Friday that “every single person” can make a difference in the pandemic.

“Every person and family has a responsibility to know the level of Covid-19 transmission locally and to understand what they can do to protect themselves and others,” he said.

WHO director general warns of ‘vaccine nationalism’ and price gouging
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said it’s “very important” for the public to learn “how to live with this virus.”

That will help “continue to suppress transmission, identify cases and clusters that pop up so we can quickly put those out and minimize as many deaths as possible,” she said. “In doing so, some countries may need to implement some measures again.”

Van Kerkhove said some countries, using data, are now choosing to implement social distancing measures in areas where there is a high level of transmission.

“What we are seeing now is a targeted approach to adding interventions that need to be put in place to get outbreaks under control and reduce the number of infections that are happening,” she said.
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I keep repeating the same thing: small molecule anti-viral drugs (SMAVDS) like ebselen are likely going to be far more important than vaccines against covid-19 in the future. There is no guarantee that we will ever develop a safe & effective vaccine. But SMAVDS can be developed in a short time span & can bring society back to near normalcy.

In over 40 years, no vaccine has been developed for HIV & no vaccine has ever been developed against a coronavirus since they first caused disease 18 years ago.

Excellent. We can finally kill the teachers unions and bloated government pensions in one swoop. #ThanksCovid19
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Trump and his team waited SEVEN weeks before acting on Intel from China.

GOP Senators waited Zero days on Jan. 24 before swapping service industry stock for health industry stock.

And you waited ten posts before injecting nonsense into this thread.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

My neighbor 3 doors down came down with COVID about 4 weeks ago. He is 78 years old. About a week of feeling really bad and short of breath he called the doctor tested positive and spent 10 days in the hospital. Yesterday he was out riding his bike and feeling good.

They have come a long way in the success in treating this disease and the death rates have dropped drastically. That is very good news.

More good news is those hot spots in the sun belt have seen their numbers dropping.

I look to see a vaccine ready to be dispersed sometime in October. But just like the flu every year there are going to be people that will not get the vaccine even though it is going to be offered free of charge. In October is when I get my flu shot. Hopefully I will be able to get a vaccine for Covid too. I want my life back.

and my cousin tested positive and never had a single symptom. Results vary. You should have yourself tested for cytokine storm syndrome before you just hop right back on the "I have my life back" bus if the virus is still out there spreading around. It'll run over many people. The "Masks will protect you" bus has already run over too many. COVID is mutating at a rate of about 2 new strains a month. Whatever vaccination they come up with may not protect you by the time you get it, but the CSS test is a pretty good indicator of what may happen to you if you do assuming you are otherwise in decent health.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

and my cousin tested positive and never had a single symptom. Results vary. You should have yourself tested for cytokine storm syndrome before you just hop right back on the "I have my life back" bus if the virus is still out there spreading around. It'll run over many people. The "Masks will protect you" bus has already run over too many. COVID is mutating at a rate of about 2 new strains a month. Whatever vaccination they come up with may not protect you by the time you get it, but the CSS test is a pretty good indicator of what may happen to you if you do assuming you are otherwise in decent health.

Drawdown, I want my life back. I will be one of the first in line for the vaccine. If the vaccine can't protect me, then nothing will. I continue all the hand sanitizing because it is something I have always done. But after a couple of weeks after getting the vaccine, I will have a mask burning party.
 
Re: WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to way things wer

Drawdown, I want my life back. I will be one of the first in line for the vaccine. If the vaccine can't protect me, then nothing will. I continue all the hand sanitizing because it is something I have always done. But after a couple of weeks after getting the vaccine, I will have a mask burning party.

Do as you wish. Just offering a suggestion. I don't try to make people do anything. Unless the simultaneously get the drugs to shield against CSS on the market, a lot of people aren't going to be as safe as they think they are.
 
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