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The world is nowhere near the end of the Covid pandemic, says famed epidemiologist Larry Brilliant [cnbc.com]:

"That may mean that this is a six-month phenomenon in a country, rather than a two-year phenomenon. But I do caution people that this is the delta variant and we have not run out of Greek letters so there may be more to come," he said.

The epidemiologist said there is a low probability that a "super variant" may emerge and vaccines don't work against it. While it's hard to predict these things, he added, it's a non-zero probability, which means it cannot be ruled out.

"It's such a catastrophic event should it occur, we have to do everything possible to prevent it," said Brilliant. "And that means get everyone vaccinated — not just in your neighborhood, not just in your family, not just in your country but all over the world."

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