10 February 2021 - It will take six years to vaccinate enough of the world’s population to reduce the threat of COVID-19, but public health experts say vaccines are no silver bullet and hygiene measures and masks will be part of life for years to come.
Infectious diseases expert Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake said the SARS-Cov-2 virus could eventually become another seasonal cold or flu-like virus, but there were some major obstacles to that, including the global vaccine rollout.