Covid-19: There’s more work to be done

It seems like the battle with Covid-19 is over. But realistically, we are in a new phase of the fight, building on new vaccines, drugs and science breakthroughs

Although vaccines have provided substantial protection from severe disease, Covid-19 remains deadly for certain patients. PHOTO: ST FILE
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About three years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it continues to affect us all.

Although vaccines have provided substantial protection from severe disease, Covid-19 remains deadly for certain patients – mostly the unvaccinated – and there are multiple new variants circulating around the world.

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