18 Aug 2024

Dr Richard Webby: Covid-19 will be with us forever

From Sunday Morning, 8:10 am on 18 August 2024

Sunday Morning regular Dr David Webby agrees with many in the scientific community that Covid-19 is now endemic.

He says the infectious disease is a now a year-round issue with the risk to people with underlying health issues and older people still ongoing. 

Illustration of coronavirus particles. Coronaviruses cause several diseases in humans, including covid-19, SARS and forms of the common cold. (Photo by NOBEASTSOFIERCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LI / DDJ / Science Photo Library via AFP)

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