On August 10, 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that we are “now moving into the post-pandemic period.” This comes after fear and panic spread throughout the world since the virus was highly contagious and had unknown effects.
The Emergency Committee of the WHO, which has overseen the spread of the virus, says that while the virus pandemic is over it is possible to see a reemergence as a seasonal influenza virus for years to come. Currently, the Swine Flu is predicted to have “localized outbreaks of different magnitude” like in New Zealand and India. Because we are now armed with the information, in countries like these awareness, vaccination, detection, and treatment is helping to reduce the spread and severity of symptoms. There are still high risk categories, like children, elderly, pregnant women, patients with chronic illness, and immune-compromised people who will still need to be cautious.
Although we cannot predict how the virus may continue to develop, there has been no mutation during the pandemic to create resistance to the vaccination nor did it become more severe.
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