Omicron-The End Phase Of Pandemic? Too Early To Tell According To Dr. Fauci.
The Omicron variant may or may not be heralding in the end of the pandemic but experts remain hopeful. (CNN)
“A disease that is endemic has a constant presence in a population but does not affect an alarmingly large number of people or disrupt society, as typically seen in a pandemic. Since Omicron is highly transmissible but less likely to cause as severe disease as some previous variants, it could mark a transition on the horizon to an endemic phase of the disease.
”We were fortunate” that Omicron did not share some of the same characteristics as Delta, Fauci said, “but the sheer volume of people who are getting infected overrides that rather less level of pathogenicity.”
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The Omicron variant is still in full force across the globe but is not causing as many people to become seriously ill. Global health experts are optimistic that this variant could be the last one to sweep the globe and essentially be ushering out the pandemic. On the other hand new variants could emerge and cause more surges before the whole thing is over. It is still too early to tell what will happen next. One thing is certain, vaccines and trust in health experts is paramount to fighting this disease and future ones as well.
