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Pandemic vs endemic: What’s the difference, and why does it matter?

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Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States marked a new stage in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic when President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address Tuesday that "COVID-19 no longer need control our lives." The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic in March 2020 due to rapid spread of COVID-19 all across the globe. However, as many experts believe the virus that causes COVID-19 will never be eradicated, the world must at some point transition away from "pandemic" and toward an "endemic" phase. P...

. (Tribune News Service) — A quarter of eligible South Carolinians have now been completely vaccinated against COVID-19, yet state health officials have recently discovered a small number of coronavirus infections among fully inoculated people. These cases, which are called "breakthrough" infections, are extremely rare and typically mild, according to public health experts. It's important to track the breakthrough cases, researchers say, to possibly identify new and troubling coronavirus mutations, if they emerge. The cases may also provide insight into how effective the vaccines are in...