A top British researcher says coronavirus will be with people “forever in some form or another,” and people will need regular vaccinations, according to the BBC.
Sir Mark Walport’s remarks followed comments from the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) saying he wished the pandemic would end within two years like the Spanish flu did.
Sir Mark said countries are more densely populated and people travel more than in 1918 when the Spanish Flu struck.
During an interview with BBC Radio 4, Sir Mark said to control coronavirus outbreaks, “global vaccination” would be needed, but that the disease is not like smallpox, which was easily eradicated by vaccination.”