Chinese expert warns risks of new COVID variants


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Chinese expert warns risks of new COVID variants Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Chinese infectious disease specialist has warned that slow global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out risks allowing new variants to emerge as the world continues to combat the pandemic. "Most of the world has not yet been vaccinated. Even in countries with abundant supplies, the vaccination rate might hardly reach herd immunity level that can effectively block transmission," South China Morning Post (SCMP) quoted Zhang Wenhong, the head of Shanghai's COVID-19 clinical team, as saying on Sunday. Fresh COVID-19 outbreaks show the virus will spread once the world is less...