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With COVID-19, the “age of dashboards” (Few 2013) has firmly arrived in epidemiology. Websites like the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Map have become iconic over the course of the pandemic and countless dashboards – from the World Health Organization to the Scottish blogger Travelling Tabby – have offered insights into epidemiological data, trends, and patterns.
What happens when COVID becomes endemic?
For months, some American and European leaders have foretold that the coronavirus pandemic would soon become endemic. Covid-19 would resolve into a disease that we learn to live with. According to several governors, it nearly has.
Experts say the rush to recast Covid as endemic is hasty and misguided. Endemic diseases aren’t easy or benign, and they require control and care.