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boston_acc t1_j25r8er wrote

Reply to comment by Shapen361 in New coronavirus subvariant, XBB, now widespread in New England by uxd

The vast majority (if not all) public health professionals I’ve heard have acknowledged that COVID is endemic at this point, much like the flu. The issue seems to be whether we should allow each iteration to continuously demand public policy interventions, despite the free availability of vaccines and the clear centering of hospitalizations around children and the elderly (again, much like the flu).

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Pete_Dantic t1_j25ypa4 wrote

>The vast majority (if not all) public health professionals I’ve heard have acknowledged that COVID is endemic at this point, much like the flu.

I don't know that this is as generally agreed upon as you think. Endemicity entails predictability, which, unlike the flu season, COVID does not have. We've gotten waves year round.

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