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Doyle McManus: Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won't cooperate

WASHINGTON — Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness. Kids are back in schoolrooms, office workers are returning to offices, restaurants and bars are crowded. Most Americans have given up wearing masks, if they ever did, even in crowded indoor spaces. But the pandemic isn't ...
Ashish Jha speaks at the daily press briefing at the White House on Oct. 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

WASHINGTON — Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness.

Kids are back in schoolrooms, office workers are returning to offices, restaurants and bars are crowded. Most Americans have given up wearing masks, if they ever did, even in crowded indoor spaces.

But the pandemic isn't over. We're just pretending it is.

Over the last two months, the federal government has from COVID-19 every day. That's the toll during last winter's killer surge but still adds up to more than 3,000 dead each week.

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