Coronavirus FAQ: What does endemic mean — and are we there yet?
Two years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. Now there's talk that we may be approaching a new stage for SARS-CoV-2. Let's unpack the word "endemic."
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We all know what the word pandemic means now, but remind me what endemic means again – and are we there yet?
It's been two years since the World Health Organization, on March 11, 2020, officially declared a global pandemic.
Since then, we're all become too familiar with the word pandemic — and sister terms like epidemic and outbreak.
(If you're fuzzy)
