How much longer will the pandemic continue for? Or is it already done?

[Calthrina950]

The question is as in the title. We are now in the latter half of November 2021, and the situation, with regards to the number of cases and deaths, is still serious. There are ~150,000 cases per day, ~1,000 deaths per day, and nearly 800,000 Americans have died of the virus. More Americans have now been infected by and died from COVID-19 then were infected by and died from the Spanish Flu a century ago.

So how much longer will the emergency continue for? Will the entire decade be defined by this? Vote in the poll and post your responses below.

[Calthrina950]

Until the people in charge decide it’s over. “The pandemic” as a mindset is all about perception and has nothing to do with case rates or transmission rates or death rates.

By this, I'm assuming that you mean public health officials and agencies (i.e., Dr. Fauci, the CDC, the FDA), along with governors (predominantly Democrats), Biden himself, and other influential figures within the Administration and Congress. This is to say nothing of the pharmaceutical giants such as Pfizer, Moderna, and J & J.

[Calthrina950]

With the emergence of the Omicron variant, I wonder what views are about this now.