Covid, Palù: “It is logical to expect it to become endemic”

“It is the first pandemic coronavirus, and therefore we have little experience. I do not venture with the predictions, but what is more logical to expect is that this virus will become endemic”. Giorgio Palù, president of Aifa, guest of ‘Buongiorno’, told Sky TG24 in response to a question about what could happen after the summer. “As has happened for other coronaviruses that have passed from animals to humans or for influenza viruses – he explained – we will have to live with this virus. We are observing how the spread of the virus is synchronous on our planet and not all of them are We will therefore have to think about vaccinating the poorest countries, we are working on this with the Covax program. everything will depend on travel and how much other countries and populations will also vaccinate. But we already know since the 90s that coronaviruses give a ‘fairly long-lasting immunity and also a crosreactivity among the Beta genus. I give that sooner or later humanity will adapt, as it has adapted to all pandemics “, concludes Palù. Read also