Pandemics Are Over When the Public Decides They're Over

Pandemics Are Over When the Public Decides They’re Over

11/24/2020 Ryan McMaken

Government bureaucrats have their own standards for declaring when a pandemic has “officially” ended. But the de facto ending comes when the public stops paying attention.

Original Article: “Pandemics Are Over When the Public Decides They’re Over“.

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