Infectious disease expert Stephen Kissler said the endemic of COVID-19 is when dealing with the virus becomes 'some sort of acceptable steady state.'
According to some infectious disease specialists, the COVID-19 pandemic could enter into the"endemic" stage after the rapidly spreading Omicron variant drastically increased the number of people infected by COVID-19.
"I don't see this as kind of an endless cycle of new variants," said Dr. William Moss of Johns HopkinsThe end of the pandemic will be determined when the World Health Organization decides enough countries have a handle on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. However, it is unclear when that will be.
Some infectious disease experts believe with the COVID-19 pandemic could soon reach an"endemic." Above, a registered nurse stirs a nasal swab in testing solution after administering a COVID-19 test at same day testing on July 14, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.The newest variant is a warning about what will continue to happen"unless we really get serious about the endgame," said Dr. Albert Ko, an infectious disease specialist at the Yale School of Public Health.
Exactly how much continuing COVID-19 illness and death the world will put up with is largely a social question, not a scientific one.
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