We’re now in month eight, and the end is nowhere in sight.
Seriouslywhen will the pandemic end?
An infectious disease epidemiologist shares some answers.
Seems like a distant memory as we enter the eighth month of a pandemic with no end in sight.
Seriously, when will the pandemic end?
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Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS is an infectious disease epidemiologist and microbiologist.
Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS is an infectious disease epidemiologist and microbiologist. She is the science communication lead at The COVID Tracking Project.
She is the science communication lead at The COVID Tracking Project.
As expected, the answer isnt so clear.
It really depends on you, says Rivera.
What we really need to see is disease transmission go down.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Its like watching a cactus growits very very slow.
Rest assured that it may be a while before we return to normal life, we wont be wearingmasksforever.
And I think masks are actually going to probably help make flu season more tolerable.
Aside from wearing masks, we can also help manage this virus byvoting.
And it crossed from one hemisphere to another because of that, says Rivera.
We need a vote in November in a way that is pro-science.
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