ENDEMICITY. "Perspective | We won’t eradicate covid. The pandemic will still end"- my piece in @washingtonpost that explains what endemicity will look like with COVID. The virus has features that make it unlikely to be eradicated but we can achieve control
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
Here, I explain the definitions of containment in the field of infectious diseases (control, eradication, elimination, extinction); definition of endemicity (doesn't cause undue burden of disease); emerging normalcy in countries with high vax rates (fervently hope for US too)
Didn't realize it was paywalled- here is the article to explain principles of ID
This is a realistic look at COVID but not cavalier- living and accepting the reality of this virus, putting it into perspective with other infectious disease pathogens and knowing we have a highly effective vaccine for this infection can allow us to accept endemicity
Similar piece by @katherinewu in @TheAtlantic
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
I try to explain this concept in minute 19:31 here - thanks
dcs.megaphone.fm/ENTDM163165592…
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