Viruses, variants and vaccines
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Cowan, Don A.
Burton, Stephanie G.
Rybicki, E.P.
Williamson, A.-L.
Dorrington, R.A.
Pepper, Michael Sean
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has brought a number of major global clinical, sociological and economic issues into sharp focus.
We address some of these issues, focusing on short-term factors such as virus mutations and vaccine efficacy, and also considering the
longer-term implications of the current pandemic. We discuss societal responses to the presence of a pathogen that will probably remain in
circulation for decades or longer, and to future new emergent viruses.
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Vaccine, Virus, Pandemic, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Cowan, D.A., Burton, S.G., Rybicki, E.P. et al. 2021, 'Viruses, variants and vaccines', South African Medical Journal, vol. 111, no. 5, pp. 409-411, doi : 10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i5.15578.