Could Omicron Hasten the Transition From Pandemic to Endemic? | WebMD

CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad answers the question, how does the transition from pandemic to endemic work?

“‘A transition from pandemic to endemic is ‘not a light switch and there’s no metrics associated with what endemic means for COVID-19,’ says Syra Madad, a doctor of health care science and infectious disease epidemiologist at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. ‘Instead, we should continue to focus on decreasing transmission rates and preventing our hospitals from getting overwhelmed,’ she says.

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