Reuters report: While drug companies are in advanced stages of finding a vaccine against the virus, the World Health Organization is not sure the coveted vaccine will be identified

• Will a COVID-19 vaccine be found?

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Despite the acceleration of pharmaceutical companies around the world in the race to find a vaccine for Corona, the World Health Organization warns that a vaccine against COVID-19 may never be found that will provide a complete solution to the disease, Reuters reported.

In a press briefing, the organization's executive director Theodros Adhanum Gavra-Yesus stressed the importance of adhering to masks, social distance, hand washing and testing. "The message to people and governments is clear: do it all," he said. Hoping to get some effective vaccines that can help prevent infection. ”However, the CEO noted that there is currently no solution“ and may never be ”.

The head of the World Health Organization added that there is a fear that no effective vaccine will be found, or that there may be a vaccine that will provide protection against corona only for a period of a few months, "but until we finish the clinical trials - we will not know."

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At the same time, according to the Reuters report, the head of the organization has described the epidemic as the most significant health emergency since the early 20th century, and the feverish international efforts to find a vaccine for the disease are "unprecedented".

Mike Ryan, who serves as head of the World Health Organization's emergency response system, said countries with high rates of infection, such as Brazil and India, would be required to fight a big battle against the corona. He said some countries would have to rethink the epidemic.