Time to face facts — Covid-19 may never be eradicated

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Infectious disease physician Leong Hoe Nam discusses the likelihood of repeated Covid-19 infections and the need to accept it as the new normal. The virus has mutated significantly, causing previous immunity to wane after three to six months.

Most of us are likely to have repeated bouts of Covid-19 infection throughout our lifetime. Infectious disease physician Leong Hoe Nam weighs in on what this means for Singapore. The virus has mutated significantly and any immunity previously formed now wanes, lasting only three to six months.

It is time to acknowledge and accept the repeated rise and fall of Covid-19 as the new normal.

 

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