Covid-19 could become endemic in Vietnam next year: experts

People browse for books on a book street of HCMC, which was opened after four months of closure due to Covid-19, October 9, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

Covid-19 may go from being a pandemic to becoming an endemic disease in Vietnam, similar to seasonal flu, as early as 2022, experts predict.

Nguyen Huy Nga, former head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine, said this pandemic's trajectory was difficult to anticipate due to multiple variables. There are fully vaccinated individuals who are still turning severely ill, for example, he said.

"This virus's patterns are quite special," said Nga. The flu virus often shows up during cold seasons and rarely during the summer, but the novel coronavirus thrives even in African countries or southern Vietnam localities, where temperatures are usually high, he said.

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