Experts are expecting the emergence of new mutations from Covid-19 during the winter season; announced by the European Union Medicines Agency, in light of the creation of new scientific laboratories to produce new vaccines suitable for these mutations.
Professor Said Afif, a member of the Covid-19 Scientific Committee told Hespress that the autumn season is known for the emergence of multiple viruses, such as the common cold and some chest diseases.
This might contribute to the emergence of the Covid mutants, noting that the disappearance of these mutants will not be achieved until reaching an immunization rate of up to 80%, which has happened previously with smallpox, leading to its elimination thanks to immunization.
The professor declared that “Morocco should take advantage of this stage in which it is present in the Green Zone, where the presence of the virus has decreased significantly, in preparation for the fifth wave in Morocco and the eighth in Europe.”
Afif called on Moroccan citizens to take the common cold vaccine, which will be available during the last week of September, as well as Covid-19 vaccines.
He revealed that the available stock of the Sinopharm vaccine amounts to 11 million and 600 thousand, while the number of doses for Pfizer reached one million and 200 thousand.
Professor Said Moutawakil said that the virus, with its mutants, is still present in several countries, noting that since the appearance of the first virus, it has known many mutations.
However, the dominant mutant is currently Omicron which is why it is expected that in the upcoming months, similar mutants will appear.
Moutawakil explained that they will have the same characteristics as Omicron, ruling out the emergence of a new kind.
He stated that the currently produced vaccines do become weak when new mutations appear, but specialists still insist that the vaccine fights the disease and helps avoid the risk of death by more than 80 percent.
Professor Moutawakil pointed out that all international laboratories began to develop vaccines that are suitable for mutants to get ready for what’s coming.
He completely ruled out a return to the quarantine phase in Morocco, stressing that China is the only country that adopts a “zero Covid” strategy through harsh measures, while all countries of the world have resorted to “coexisting with the virus”, noting that strict quarantine has psychological, economic and social health repercussions.
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