The Novel Coronavirus Does Not Respect Borders
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The Novel Coronavirus Does Not Respect Borders
Vaccination in Ethiopia. Credit: World Health Organization
The news here is good. Mostly. A surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant appears to be waning, which should provide relief to overburdened emergency rooms and hospitals. Vaccinations proceed apace, despite pockets of anti-vax activism on the fringe.
“Things are looking good,” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Biden administration’s top adviser on the pandemic, said on Sunday. “We don’t want to get overconfident, but they look like they’re going in the right direction right now.”
Right now. Maybe. Overconfidence is an American trait. The science may point in a different directions. The same Times article that quotes Fauci’s statement of relief, raised questions about whether Covid-19 can be eradicated, or whether it might become an endemic, circulating but less severe virus. Like the flu.
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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
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