blackbird Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 'It ain't over:' COVID-19 won't become an endemic until the world is vaccinated | CTV News Quote An "endemic" is described—in its most simple definition—as a time in which there is constant presence of a virus, but it's not actively spreading. While health officials in Canada have started to hint the country is approaching endemic rates of infection, other experts warn we may still be months away from achieving it. On this week's episode of Life Unmasked, the team speaks with two such experts—a professor of immunology and a special advisor with the World Health Organization (WHO)—who cautions that while Canada may be faring well, COVID-19 can't be considered endemic unless the majority of people on planet earth have been vaccinated. Unquote It seems many believe we can take off the masks, throw them away, and forget the health guidelines and go back to normal because they believe the pandemic is over. They are completely wrong in my opinion. There are still roughly the same numbers of people dying every day from Covid or Covid assisted reasons. Protests in many countries prove that people are tired of all the health restrictions and the effects the pandemic has had on life. I don't blame them for being tired, worn out, and frustrated by the pandemic. But that doesn't change the fact that the pandemic is still there and much of the world has seen very little vaccination and virus is still spreading. There may also be more mutations of the virus down the road. We simply don't know and we don't know when this thing will end. So people in the 20 to 50 age group mainly seem to think they won't be effected so the world should stop the health restrictions and just go back to normal. They are wrong. This is a very self-centred point of view. It totally ignores those in society who may be seriously effected by Covid. It is not the kind of world we should desire. So the answer to the question Is the pandemic over is NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeitgeist Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Are you really still flogging Covid as an excuse for the continued suspension of civil rights in Canada? Our own elderly Queen has it. I had it last week and was asymptomatic. We have much bigger worries than Covid. Edited February 20, 2022 by Zeitgeist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbox Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Zeitgeist said: Are you really still flogging Covid as an excuse for the continued suspension of civil rights in Canada? Depends on which ones you're talking about. The COVID mandates will be phasing out soon as they are no longer deemed necessary, so no need to keep your panties twisted over that. Your right to protest wherever and whenever you want, however, never actually existed so don't hold your breath on that returning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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