[News] COVID-19: Despite vaccines, there will be no herd immunity in 2021, says WHO

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Despite the fact that vaccines against COVID-19 are being administered in many countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this Monday that herd immunity will not be achieved this year.

"We are not going to achieve any level of po[CENSORED]tion immunity or herd immunity in 2021," Soumya Swaminathan, WHO chief scientist, told a news conference, stating that it will take time to produce and administer enough doses to slow the spread. of the virus.

In addition, she insisted on the need to maintain hygiene and distancing measures and the use of a mask to stop the coronavirus epidemic.

The person in charge praised the "incredible progress" made by the scientists who participated in the development of not one, but several safe and effective vaccines against the new coronavirus in a year.

But, she stressed, deploying it "takes time."

"It takes time to increase the production of doses, it is not just a matter of millions, but here we are talking about billions" of doses, she said, asking the po[CENSORED]tion to be "a little patient."

Swaminathan said that at some point "vaccines will arrive. They will reach all countries."

"But in the meantime, we must not forget that there are measures that work," she recalled.

According to her, hygiene and distancing measures against the coronavirus should remain in force, "at least for the remainder of the year."