Virologist Steven Van Gucht expects new infectious waves in the fall.
According to Federal Minister of Public Health Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), there is a good chance that a new large-scale vaccination campaign against the coronavirus will take place after the summer, he said on Thursday evening in The appointment south Canvas.
However, no final decision has yet been made regarding the continuation of the vaccination schedule. For virologist Steven Van Gucht, we can expect a new vaccination campaign in the fall. “We see it in our figures, the effectiveness of the vaccine decreases after a few months even if it remains strong. It is therefore a very good argument to say that we must renew this immunity and restimulate it before the fall, at a period when new variants can develop There is a combination of risk at this time including lots of sick people and a heavy load on our self systemns .”
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