Corona: Is there a second wave of infections "in autumn or winter"? - Ex-adviser to the federal government warns

British epidemiologist Jeremy Farrar spoke about the current corona situation and anticipates a second corona wave.

• British infection expert Jeremy Farrar spoke about the current corona situation .
• He warned of a second wave of infection from the pandemic.
• But he's optimistic about a vaccine.
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London - British infection expert and epidemiologist Jeremy Farrar is one of the most influential experts in his field. He now spoke to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about the further development of the corona pandemic * .

Corona expert: Pandemic spread is "unique in history."

In his many years of work as a tropical medicine and scientist, he accompanied swine flu, avian flu and Sars virus in Asia. Singapore-born Farrar has also been responsible for  vaccine development programs against dengue and Ebola. In the FAZ interview, he warns against not taking the virus seriously. "Everyone has to understand that we are experiencing something that is unique in history ," says Farrar, emphasizing that the virus " spread to practically every continent in six weeks ".

The former federal government advisor is also director of the Wellcome Trust , a private funding agency for biomedical research. Only the  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is bigger. "I have been working internationally in infection control for 25 years and did not expect anything like that, " said Farrar, adding, "We have only been through the first five months."

Another fascinating @lmhoxford conversation - with @JeremyFarrar The ultimate question about Covid +: “Are we going to come together as a world or break up?” pic.twitter.com/daNmaUYiJu

Corona expert: Great Britain was "too slow" - turn in May?

The scientist is skeptical of the current situation . “Europe is still under the control of the pandemic. Although most states have passed the peak of the first wave, the epidemic is not yet over. Setbacks or even second waves are inevitable . ”He also emphasized that the pandemic has not yet been“ reached with full force ”in many places and calls it“ Latin America, Africa, India and Southeast Asia ”.

Farrar's home country Great Britain is deeply in the Corona crisis * and has the highest number of deaths in Europe with more than 34,000 deceased (as of May 15, 8:45 p.m.). "We were too slow and lost the crucial six weeks in the beginning," summarizes the epidemiologist. Farrar hopes that by "more testing capacity, with the contact tracing and isolation measures" in May turn to create. 

Corona expert: Second wave "in autumn or winter" - optimism with vaccine

When asked about a second and possibly more severe wave of  infections , the expert uses his country of origin as an example. "What we see now in Singapore, for example, are setbacks in the first wave," but "I don't expect the second wave until autumn or winter ." Countries initially affected, such as China, are far from being in “normal operation”. The German virologist Prof. Drosten also expects a second wave.

Epidemiologist Jeremy Farrar expects a second corona wave from autumn. https://t.co/vFNcpOc9EW #Coronavirus # covid19

Farrar is " optimistic " about vaccine research *, but warns, "When he comes, we must all be aware that the whole world needs him and not a specific country." Vaccinating seven billion people would be "a historic feat, " said Farrar.