Our experts say there’s no metric or cut-off per se, that lets you know when you're in an endemic. “We are certainly, in this county, out of the pandemic phase," Fauci said during a PBS Newshour interview that aired Tuesday. William Schaffner- professor of medicine, Vanderbilt UniversityWHAT WE FOUND:“An endemic disease is one that's always around, it's always with the people—that's amongst the people," Dr. Adalja said. Our experts say there’s no metric or cut-off per se, that lets you know when you're in an endemic. “What, to me, distinguishes a pandemic versus an endemic infectious disease is that you don't see health systems overwhelmed," Adalja said.

Source: The Nation April 29, 2022 13:39 UTC