Coronavirus in the UK: Prime Minister says Covid is a disease that people will have to 'simply live with''

Speaking during a visit to a vaccine manufacturing facility in Teesside, he said Health Secretary Matt Hancock was right to say Covid-19 could become a "manageable disease" like seasonal flu.

"A nasty disease like this will roll through. A new disease like this will take time for humanity to adapt to, but we are," he said.

Coronavirus in the UK: Prime Minister says Covid is a disease that people will have to "simply live with"

"The miracles of science are already making a huge difference, not just through vaccinations but therapies as well. New therapies are being discovered the whole time which are enabling us to reduce mortality, improve our treatments of the disease.

"I do think that in due time it will become something that we simply live with. Some people will be more vulnerable than others - that's inevitable.

"I think the Health Secretary spoke about the autumn. Let's see where we get to.”

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