A COVID pandemic is possible “endgame”Yesterday, the world’s top health official said that Omicron will subside.
Hans Kluge believes that there will soon be universal immunity to natural and jab-infected infections.
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After England announced its end to all Covid curbs, this announcement comes as a surprise. Dr Kluge, European director of the World Health Organisation, said: “It’s plausible that (Europe) is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame.
“There will be, for quite some weeks and months, a global immunity, either thanks to the vaccine or because people have immunity due to the infection. So we anticipate there will be a period of quiet before Covid-19 may come back towards the end of the year, but not necessarily the pandemic coming back.”
He said Omicron may infect 60 per cent of Europeans by March — leading to widespread immunity. This variant is more contagious than other strains, but it has less severe symptoms.
On March 24, all Covid laws in England will be repealed. The population will learn to live with Covid just like it does with flu.
But Dr Kluge warned: “There is a lot of talk about (it becoming) endemic but endemic means that it is possible to predict what’s going to happen.
“The virus has surprised us more than once so we have to be very careful.”
Yesterday saw the detection of 74,799 coronavirus cases in the UK, with 75 deaths.
For hols, Jabs joy
MILLIONS OF families will be able to get a hols boost ahead of half term. Covid testing is no longer necessary for double jabbed travellers.
Central Recorder last month revealed that ministers will today say that anyone with two vaccinations may skip isolation and day-2 testing. They can also avoid the cost associated with lateral flow packs upon their return.
Future testing and isolation for unvaccinated travelers will continue.