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When will coronavirus end? When will coronavirus end?
The coronavirus pandemic will end by January 2021 (in 6 months) The coronavirus pandemic will end by January 2021 (in 6 months)
The coronavirus pandemic will end in July 2021 (1 Year) The coronavirus pandemic will end in July 2021 (1 Year)
The coronavirus pandemic won't end until at least July 2022 (2 years) The coronavirus pandemic won't end until at least July 2022 (2 years)
The coronavirus pandemic may never end The coronavirus pandemic may never end
A vaccine will be widely available A vaccine will be widely available
The world will be close to the herd immunity threshold The world will be close to the herd immunity threshold
Infections will be insignificant in number Infections will be insignificant in number
Antibody treatments will help slow the spread Antibody treatments will help slow the spread
Widely distributed vaccine will produce herd immunity Widely distributed vaccine will produce herd immunity
Swift action by new leaders will curb the pandemic Swift action by new leaders will curb the pandemic
Global distancing efforts will continue Global distancing efforts will continue
A safe vaccine will not be available until mid-late 2021 A safe vaccine will not be available until mid-late 2021
Herd immunity will take time Herd immunity will take time
A second wave is upcoming A second wave is upcoming
Noncompliance will drag out the pandemic Noncompliance will drag out the pandemic
This is not the first time human coronaviruses have emerged This is not the first time human coronaviruses have emerged
Scientists expect future outbreaks to happen Scientists expect future outbreaks to happen
Possible cross infection may retain the survival and increase the strength of the virus Possible cross infection may retain the survival and increase the strength of the virus
Vaccines will not completely eradicate the virus Vaccines will not completely eradicate the virus
Many other viruses have emerged and never ended Many other viruses have emerged and never ended
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When will coronavirus end?
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The coronavirus pandemic won't end until at least July 2022 (2 years)

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A second wave is upcoming

A second wave of cases is likely to surge in 2021 that may be worse than the initial 2020 outbreak. With the high likelihood of a dual virus and flu pandemic, alongside many premature reopenings, a second wave of cases may lead the pandemic well into 2022.
Robert Redfield CIDRAP Amesh Adalja Lawrence Gostin
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The coronavirus pandemic will not end until at least July 2022 because there is a second wave coming in 2021. According to public health experts, there is at least one more cycle of the virus heading into the upcoming fall and winter that will make its way through 2021.[1] Not only is this second wave highly probable, but public health experts expect this wave to be much worse than the initial outbreak.[2] Experts anticipate that the public will have to deal with a volatile flu season alongside the coronavirus pandemic. This would prolong the pandemic until at least the middle of 2022 because the flu and coronavirus would be competing for the same public health resources. If hospital beds, ventilators, and personal protective equipment are also being used for patients with the flu, the situation will overburden hospital and healthcare systems to the point of prolonging the pandemic.[3] The second wave of infections is also likely as things begin to reopen. More businesses and places of work are beginning to open for in-person activities. In the upcoming spring, more schools and universities will reopen for in-person learning.[3] The reopening of such institutions will likely cause a spike in infections and spark the second wave. This pandemic will be prolonged until at least July 2022 because of the second wave of infections that will take place in 2021 and take time to control.

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The coronavirus pandemic will be over before July 2022. The anticipated second wave of infections will only amount to a huge problem if there isn't a vaccine that is developed and distributed. Because numerous vaccines are in clinical trials around the world[4] and are set to be available and distributed as early as the end of this year or early 2021, the second wave should not be able to prolong the pandemic into July 2022. Herd immunity will be built by the majority of the population and the pandemic will come to an end.

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  1. https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2020/9/21/21448914/coronavirus-covid-19-spike-cases
  2. https://www.axios.com/cdc-redfield-coronavirus-second-wave-f1fb0a1b-9639-43e4-86c5-8cdc2867bf04.html
  3. https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/08/27/flu-season
  4. https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/covid-19-vaccine-race
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