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COVID is not endemic.

• MattPalmer1086 5y ago
  I see endemic used to mean different things. I think most people just mean that it is now established and won't go away. That it will be a constant presence in our lives. I believe epidemiologists also require that infection rates remain roughly constant and don't exhibit wild swings in infection numbers. I guess we're still in an epidemic.
  • Fomite 5y ago
    Epidemiologically, endemic is that the rates of disease are within expectation - for example, there's a statistical threshold for flu every year. There can still be swings - seasonal diseases for example. There is no sane universe where COVID-19 is endemic from an epidemiological standpoint. It also doesn't imply that we should stop doing things.
    • MattPalmer1086 5y ago
      Thanks for the clarification. I'd add that endemic also doesn't mean mild.