With new research, declining COVID-19 cases and Philadelphia's vaccine mandate for indoor dining being lifted, many are hoping the end to the pandemic is near.
The agency has signaled that it could happen soon, but it said it would take community transmission and hospitalization rates into account before making any changes."I think we are in a very very good place," he said. are immune to the omicron variant because so many people contracted it. That combined with the number of people who are now vaccinated and boosted signals the chance things could continue to get better.
"There will probably be some variants that will come along that might cause an uptick in the number of infections, but the way most experts look at this is that the death rate, the severity of illness will be less because it is not new," Dr. Mike said. Precautions will still be needed, but Dr. Mike thinks we could soon be in a better place with COVID-19. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES
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