As health emergencies end across the country and in the Bay Area, UCSF Infectious Diseases Expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong can finally say with confidence that society can collectively breathe a maskless sigh of relief.
"I think this is a critical year because this is the year that COVID will become endemic," Dr. Chin-Hong said.
On top of this, he thinks yearly vaccines may only be needed by the most vulnerable and people over 65. Dr. Chin-Hong says COVID-19 was likely a once in a century sort-of threat, but that does not rule out the risk of other pandemics in the future. "All these reasons make it likely that we will get a public health threat in our lifetime," Dr. Chin-Hong said. "But whether or not it's going to be the same magnitude of COVID-19 is probably less likely. But it will still be something that will cause some concern.
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