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Coronavirus: an unlikely vaccine effective in 2021

2020-07-13T12:52:28.030Z


According to the epidemiologist member of the scientific council Arnaud Fontanet, the probability of having in 2021 a 100% "effective" vaccine against


The probability of having a 100% "effective" vaccine against the coronavirus in 2021 is low, estimated on BFMTV on Sunday the epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet, inviting the French to "return to more serious habits" in the face of the epidemic risk.

"A vaccine is several years of development, there is of course an unprecedented effort to develop this vaccine but I would be very surprised if we had in 2021 a vaccine that is effective," said the member of the Scientific Council responsible to enlighten the French government in the face of the health crisis.

"A vaccine that will work partially"

"We will probably have a vaccine that will work partially," added Arnaud Fontanet, hammering that "the end of the epidemic" is still "very far". Consequently, "we have to learn to live with this virus, we cannot allow ourselves to be reconfigured ... so let's take things seriously", he stressed. "This summer, let's already respect physical distance! The gathering of the population is the enemy number 1 ", he insisted the day after an outdoor concert, Saturday in Nice, without physical distancing.

VIDEO. Lack of distance and masks: The Avener's concert is controversial in Nice

The images of this event led mayor LR Christian Estrosi to impose the wearing of a mask for the major events that his municipality will now organize. In Guyana, Prime Minister Jean Castex assured that "the question of developing the wearing of a mask is under study", especially for enclosed spaces.

The most favorable context for the appearance of new epidemic foci remains confined spaces, said Arnaud Fontanet. “Clusters, for many, started in confined spaces: there are cruise ships, warships, sports halls, discos, slaughterhouses, places where migrant workers are housed, places of worship… "

Source: leparis

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