09/13/2023

COVID is Here to Stay

How we must learn to live with it

New coronavirus (COVID-19) variants are making headlines. Photos of positive test results are popping up on social media feeds. Hospitalizations are increasing.

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 disease. Now, with some level of immunity nearly ubiquitous across the country, many people are wondering when — or if — we can stop treating the coronavirus differently from other common respiratory ailments.

Experts say the answer will vary, depending on people's individual tolerance for risk and the changing landscape of variants and boosters.

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