The end of the pandemic will not be televised

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"History suggests that the end of the pandemic will not simply follow the attainment of herd immunity or an official declaration, but rather it will occur gradually and unevenly as societies cease to be all consumed by the pandemic’s shocking metrics. Pandemic ending is more of a question of lived experience, and thus is more of a sociological phenomenon than a biological one. And thus dashboards—which do not measure mental health, educational impact, and the denial of close social bonds—are not the tool that will tell us when the pandemic will end. Indeed, considering how societies have come to use dashboards, they may be a tool that helps prevent a return to normal. Pandemics—at least respiratory viral pandemics—simply do not end in a manner amenable to being displayed on dashboards. Far from a dramatic “end,” pandemics gradually fade as society adjusts to living with the new disease agent and social life returns to normal."
 
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This should be in the news everywhere.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights: Antibodies - UK Office for National Statistics
Antibodies against coronavirus (COVID-19)

The presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 suggests that a person has previously been infected with COVID-19 or vaccinated. In the week beginning 14 March 2022, the percentage of adults estimated to have antibodies above a 179 nanograms per millilitre (ng/ml) threshold is:
  • 98.8% in England
  • 98.8% in Wales
  • 99.0% in Northern Ireland
  • 98.9% in Scotland
 

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