Hi all, This week, President Biden announced on 60 Minutes that "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We are still doing a lot of work on it. But, the pandemic is over." First of all, the pandemic is not over. There are more than 55,000 new reported cases per day (and the real number is probably 5x this since most people are doing home testing now if they do testing). More than 400 people are dying from COVID every day. Millions of people have Long COVID and chronic conditions appearing after COVID infections. There are new variants that may outcompete BA.5 on the horizon. Cases and hospitalizations are now increasing again in the UK. The pandemic is not over, even though we all wish it were.
COVID news 9/23/22
COVID news 9/23/22
COVID news 9/23/22
Hi all, This week, President Biden announced on 60 Minutes that "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We are still doing a lot of work on it. But, the pandemic is over." First of all, the pandemic is not over. There are more than 55,000 new reported cases per day (and the real number is probably 5x this since most people are doing home testing now if they do testing). More than 400 people are dying from COVID every day. Millions of people have Long COVID and chronic conditions appearing after COVID infections. There are new variants that may outcompete BA.5 on the horizon. Cases and hospitalizations are now increasing again in the UK. The pandemic is not over, even though we all wish it were.