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A senior World Health Organization official has warned it is \u2018premature\u2019 and \u2018unrealistic\u2019 to think that the pandemic might be over by the end of the year.<\/p>

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Dr Michael Ryan, director of WHO\u2019s emergencies programme, said that the world\u2019s singular focus right now should be keeping the transmission of Covid-19 as low as possible.<\/p>\n

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But he did add that the recent arrival of vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalisations and death.<\/p>

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\u2018If we\u2019re smart, we can finish with hospitalisations and the deaths and the tragedy associated with this pandemic\u2019 by the end of the year, Ryan said at a press briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>

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He said WHO was reassured by emerging data showing that many of the licensed vaccines appear to be helping to curb the virus\u2019 explosive spread.<\/p>\n

\u2018If vaccines begin to impact not only on death and not only on hospitalisation, but have a significant impact on transmission dynamics and transmission risk, then I believe we will accelerate toward controlling this pandemic,\u2019 Ryan said.<\/p>

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However, Ryan warned against complacency, saying that nothing was guaranteed in an evolving epidemic.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the same press briefing, WHO\u2019s director-general said it was \u2018regrettable\u2019 that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries are being vaccinated against the coronavirus before at-risk health workers in developing countries.<\/p>

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