{"id":4675,"date":"2023-09-19T19:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T00:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=4675"},"modified":"2023-09-19T19:27:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T00:27:22","slug":"covid-is-here-to-stay-how-will-we-know-when-it-stops-being-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2023\/09\/19\/covid-is-here-to-stay-how-will-we-know-when-it-stops-being-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid is here to stay. How will we know when it stops being special?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Washington Post<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New coronavirus variants<\/a> are making headlines. Photos of positive test results are popping up on social media feeds. Hospitalizations are increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far from the start of a sensational new chapter in the pandemic, experts say this uptick is the new normal in a world with covid as an endemic<\/a> disease.Now, withsome level of immunity nearly ubiquitous across the country, many people are wondering when \u2014 or if \u2014 we can stop treating the coronavirus<\/a> differently from other common respiratory ailments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts say the answer will vary, depending on people\u2019s individual tolerance for risk and the changing landscape of variants and boosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covid is still a leading cause of death. Doctors have little to offer people who are stricken by the constellation of lingering symptoms known as long covid. Vigilance is still required to protect high-risk people, including those who are older or who have compromised immune systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some, covid will never stop being special, and worries mount as they watch more people drop the precautions that help keep vulnerable individuals safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe newer people [just diagnosed] with long covid are really angry,\u201d said Hannah Davis, a co-founder of the Patient-Led Research Collaborative, who has long covid<\/a>. \u201cEveryone\u2019s been told the pandemic is basically over, the risk is basically over if you are vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But many public health experts also point out that there is a middle ground between living in fear of the virus and ignoring its existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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