Endemic
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Leprosy cases on the rise in Florida. Should travellers be concerned?Amidst a concerning rise in leprosy cases across Florida, the CDC issued a warning saying the disease may be on the path to becoming endemic in the region.HealthAug 1, 2023
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COVID-19 ‘here to stay,’ but emergency phase is easing, WHO saysThe UN agency plans to soon publish a guide for countries on how to move from an emergency response to the long-term management of COVID-19.HealthApr 26, 2023
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After 3 years of COVID-19, here’s how Canada’s ‘endemic’ future may lookWill Canadians keep getting boosters, keep testing for COVID-19 or face a new threat from a potential yet to be found variant? Here's a look at what experts expect.CanadaMar 11, 2023
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Will 2023 be the year COVID-19 becomes endemic in Canada? Experts weigh inWill 2023 be the year the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic is declared over and that Canada recognizes the virus as endemic? Experts say it's a complicated question.HealthJan 1, 2023
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Fauci says U.S. out of COVID-19’s ‘pandemic phase’ as hospitalizations, deaths lowerDr. Anthony Fauci said the country is ``out of the pandemic phase'' when it comes to new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths.WorldApr 27, 2022
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Experts leaning towards evolution of a seasonal infection and living with COVID-19Some health experts believe COVID-19 may be moving communities into a "thought process" similarly used for seasonal flu.HealthFeb 1, 2022
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Omicron COVID-19 cases appear to have peaked — but ‘prudence’ still vital: TamCanada's top doctor says she's waiting for the Omicron wave to get more data about levels of immunity and the impact on hospitalizations.HealthJan 28, 2022
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COVID-19: Oglaza says end of Omicron wave could signal endemicKFL&A Public Health's Medical Officer of Health says that based on data collected from wastewater, COVID-19 cases have decreased or stabilized as have hospitalization rates.HealthJan 19, 2022
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Omicron variant complicates what a COVID-19 endemic will look likePandemics do eventually end, even if Omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that’s not going away.HealthJan 3, 2022
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May take ‘a couple of years’ for COVID-19 to reach ‘low, endemic rates’ in Ontario: top doctor"I do see a time when we'll have low, endemic rates and it will turn out to be like influenza or other winter respiratory viruses where there's a seasonality to it."HealthDec 7, 2021
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