“E” is for endemic.
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It’s finally our turn to get jabbed
There were online articles about how some people had been waiting for weeks and weeks without any updates, and so we were expecting some time before it reached our turn. However, in less than ten days, we received SMSes with individually-customised codes, inviting us to book our vaccination slots online.
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It’s a marathon, not a sprint
Studies seem to be pointing to the outcome that any vaccine will not impart lifelong immunity, but will only offer protection for only 5-7 months.
This increases the likelihood of Covid-19 becoming endemic, joining the four other endemic human coronaviruses (229E, NL63, OC43 and HKU1) which circulate indefinitely within the human population.
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This is going to take a while
Reuters has recently compiled a list of on-going global efforts in finding effective treatments and vaccines against Covid-19. It provides a useful reference and gives a good stock-take of current activity.
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Dorscon almost red, but not actually red
Today is Day One of the not-lockdown in Singapore, which is currently scheduled to end on Star Wars Day. Global infection stands at 1,347,235 with 74,767 deaths. Singapore has 1,375 infections and six deaths. These are dark days, but I have faith that science will lead us back into the light.
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