It's been two years since Covid-19 crept across the globe, battered the U.S. economy and wreaked havoc on unprepared health-care systems. Today's picture, however, is looking much brighter. Covid-19 cases in the U.S. have dropped dramatically since the fast-spreading omicron variant drove infections to their highest point. With a war chest of vaccines and therapeutics to target the virus, many are beginning to question: Is Covid-19 becoming endemic?
It's been two years since Covid-19 crept across the globe, battered the U.S. economy and wreaked havoc on health-care systems unprepared to defend themselves against the novel pathogen.
Now, as the latest wave of infections driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant rapidly subsides, many are beginning to question: Is Covid-19 becoming endemic?told CNBC's 'Squawk Box'But what does it mean when a virus like Covid-19 becomes endemic? That can be unclear—even among global health experts.
"We're going from the acute phase, the emergency phase, to a chronic phase where we're going to have to look at long term sustained means of continuing to combat Covid-19," World Health Organization spokesperson Margaret Harris told CNBC in an interview.it thinks will serve as a roadmap to return the nation to more normal routines. The White House's pandemic playbook is already facing hurdles on Capitol Hill.
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