Coronavirus will be present "forever" and people are likely to need regular vaccinations against it, a top expert has warned.
Sir Mark Walport, a former chief scientific adviser, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the pandemic would be controlled by "global vaccination".
But he added that Covid-19 is not "going to be a disease like smallpox which could be eradicated by vaccination". Sir Mark, who is also a member of the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said: "This is a virus that is going to be with us forever in some form or another and almost certainly will require repeated vaccinations. "So a bit like flu, people will need re-vaccination at regular intervals." The scientist also warned that it is
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