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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by titzer on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:44AM (#29795958)
Seriously. It's not like "endemic" means harmless--it has absolutely no bearing on the symptoms, severity, or survivability. The word literally just means commonplace. The term "herd immunity" fell out of fashion pretty quick, so now they are shooting for merely endemic.
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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by scottiebarnes on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @11:07AM (#29796324)
It does mean exponential/rapid growth spikes are less likely, which means hospital resources are less likely to be strained, which is generally better for health workers, covid patients, and general society.
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