Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say

Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say Nature - Emerging variants and waning immunity are likely to push infections higher in the northern hemisphere as influenza also makes a comeback. Callaway, Ewen nature

Evidence is building that the northern hemisphere is on course for a surge of COVID-19 cases this autumn and winter. New immune-evading strains of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, behaviour changes, and waning immunity mean that many countries could soon see large numbers of COVID infections — and potentially hospitalizations — say scientists.

Nature explores the factors that might drive a COVID-19 wave — and what countries can do to blunt the effects with the new generation of vaccines that target Omicron.

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