Coronavirus live news: WHO warns no herd immunity in 2021; Moderna says vaccine immunity lasts a year

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Despite vaccines against Covid-19 being rolled out in a number of countries, the World Health Organization warned Monday that herd immunity would not be achieved this year.

AFP: Countries across the globe are looking forward to vaccines finally allowing a return to normality in the months ahead.

Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic with me, Helen Sullivan.

As the World Health Organization warned that global herd immunity would not be achieved in 20201, Moderna Inc said that immunity from those who are given the company’s Covid-19 vaccine should last at least a year.

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