The end of the tunnel with the covid-19 seems closer today. This is certified by the World Health Organization (WHO), who has highlighted that the coronavirus pandemic is close to a “inflection point”, Although the time has not come to stop considering it as a “international emergency”.
For the WHO to reach this conclusion, it is crucial that China has passed the peak of infections and that there are no new variants beyond the linaje XBB.1.5 (Kraken) with a notable impact.
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To continue advancing, the organization has emphasized that there are still countries in which there is a population unvaccinated, For this reason, it has asked to prioritize this objective, as well as the surveillance and strengthening of their health systems.
The WHO is no stranger to what it calls “pandemic fatigue”, due to the wear and tear of living with the coronavirus for so long, which entails the gradual reduction of prevention measures, and alert about the ‘fake news’: “Vaccination reluctance and the continued spread of misinformation remain additional obstacles to the implementation of crucial public health interventions.”
