1/ We will eventually move from the emergency pandemic phase of COVID
to
the endemic phase of COVID.
This means that we'll have ongoing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the community.
At what level? That depends on us & how well we control it.
to
the endemic phase of COVID.
This means that we'll have ongoing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the community.
At what level? That depends on us & how well we control it.
2/ I think we should move beyond a focus on COVID
to
a focus on all viral respiratory illnesses combined.
Ultimately, what people care about is whether they're sick, in the hospital, &/or dead. The cause matters less.
to
a focus on all viral respiratory illnesses combined.
Ultimately, what people care about is whether they're sick, in the hospital, &/or dead. The cause matters less.
3/ Many of our interventions vs COVID
are also effective vs other viral respiratory illnesses.
We also have flu vaccines & antivirals for influenza.
are also effective vs other viral respiratory illnesses.
We also have flu vaccines & antivirals for influenza.
4/ Even if we don't perfectly control COVID, we can arrive at an acceptable (yet to be defined) level of disease/hospitalization/death from all viral respiratory illnesses by optimizing our use of some of these other tools.
5/ Ultimately, what our new normal in the COVID era will be up to us.
Control can mean high or low levels of ongoing SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
with @MSNBC's @BWilliams on @11thHour
Control can mean high or low levels of ongoing SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
with @MSNBC's @BWilliams on @11thHour
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