Several European countries have just announced that they will formally abandon anti-epidemic measures and restrictions and start treating Covid-19 as a “minor flu”, the Nationalpost.com online newspaper reported. Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa now treat Covid-19 as an ‘endemic’ disease such as HIV, tuberculosis or influenza. “Science has given us the answer to protect ourselves,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a recent radio interview. It should be noted that all countries that adopted “flu” strategies did so as a direct response to the sudden omicron waves that proved to be much less destructive than the previous Covid waves. In conclusion, Covid-19 is no safer than the flu, but it may be if you have been vaccinated.

Source: National Post January 23, 2022 23:41 UTC