In fact, he said seasonal flu was likely to be more of a threat in future. But Prof Pennington warned there would be the "constant threat" of importation of coronavirus from abroad - however that could be dealt with effectively with the right measures in place. "By this next winter covid could be about the same problem as an average flu season and we can cope with it like we cope with flu. In fact Covid vaccines are more effective than flu vaccines, so flu may even turn out to be more of a problem in future. "I have always been sceptical about the extent of the threat from the importation of variants.

Source: Daily Mirror May 08, 2021 20:42 UTC