Epidemiologically, endemic is that the rates of disease are within expectation - for example, there's a statistical threshold for flu every year. There can stil

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.