https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/05/pfizer- ... uary-.html
"These mandates that are going to be put in place by Jan. 4 really are coming on the tail end of this pandemic," said Gottlieb, who's also a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. "By Jan. 4, this pandemic may well be over, at least as it relates to the United States after we get through this delta wave of infection. And we'll be in a more endemic phase of this virus."
From Wikipedia defining endemic.
"In epidemiology, an infection is said to be endemic in a population when that infection is constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external inputs. For example, chickenpox is endemic in the United Kingdom, but malaria is not."
In an endemic stage of a pathogen, if I understand this correctly, the SARS CoV2 virus will continue and could continue to be deadly, it just won't be spreading like an out-of-control wildfire.
And more good news; new antiviral medications which help stop a virus from replicating in the body are now being considered for use approval.
I've said this before but it turns out we've done this together after all. Certainly both natural immunity and vaccinations have contributed to ending this pandamic. No more political angst is needed or desirable at this point.
All the youtube and internet posers can finally move on to something that's actually productive in positive service and support to their local communities.
Thanks to all those vaccine testers and especially the 5 to 11 year old boys and girls who showed great courage in the face of uncertainty.
And of course, thanks to all the essential and medical workers who went well beyond the call of duty and risked, and in far too many cases, gave their own lives, while helping to save the lives of others.