Fauci: "No Longer in Pandemic Phase;" Experts Slow to Criticize, But Say He's Wrong

[TrappedinCalifornia]

I guess he realized few were actually listening anymore. Therefore... ... Sort of...

Nothing like a good, clear-cut announcement. It's over, but it's not over and we need to be ready to revert to it not being over because the pandemic is still out there in the World.

[TrappedinCalifornia]

So in other words, herd immunity has mostly been achieved?

Not necessarily. Herd immunity and endemic are two, different things. From January... Endemic vs. Herd Immunity: How Close Are We to Reaching the End of the Pandemic?

...Herd immunity is defined as the indirect protection of an infectious disease that happens when the vast majority of the population is vaccinated, or has developed immunity through previous infection...

According to the WHO, an "endemic" is a disease that's consistently present, but limited to a particular area.

Disease spread and rates are predictable. Malaria is a good example...

As Fauci is noted as saying in the OP article...

...“Right now we’re at a low enough level that I believe that we’re transitioning into endemicity. … We’re not in the full-blown explosive pandemic phase. That does not mean that the pandemic is over,” Fauci said. “A pandemic means widespread infection throughout the world. … In our country we’re transitioning into more of a controlled endemicity.”...

Put simply...

..."A pandemic is basically a global epidemic -- an epidemic that spreads to more than one continent," says Dan Epstein, a spokesman for the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization...

In other words, once again, it's a bit of a word salad with distinctions which aren't necessarily as definitive as we'd like... “Epidemic” vs. “Pandemic” vs. “Endemic”: What Do These Terms Mean?...

An epidemic involves the wide-ranging spread of a disease throughout an entire area or particular community where it’s not permanently prevalent. A pandemic involves an even wider spread, often reaching across the entire world. The word endemic is used to describe a disease that persistently and regularly spreads within a particular area or region (that is, it never fully goes away)—for example, the flu is considered endemic in many places.

The crux of the issue, however, is if the 'pandemic' is over, then the 'emergency' is going to be tougher to justify, making 'emergency powers' more difficult to maintain.

[Tango_Down]

car accidents, suicides, Tide pod eating, drownings and shark attacks

Corrected the facts in his statement

[alpha_romeo_XV]

Corrected the facts in his statement

unnecessary suffering and hardship caused by the swamps plan to prevent re-election of Trump and the great America he was restoring

[TrappedinCalifornia]

[sigfan91]

There hasn’t been a pandemic since the summer of 2020.

[mshill]

I was going to say that he's at least a year late.

[ACfixer]

Well Tennessee reopened in May 2020, welcome to the party Tony you schmuck.

[SanDiego619]

There hasn't been a pandemic since the Spanish Flu.

Covid isn't a pandemic unless the common cold is a pandemic.

[Breadfan]

It will be back right before the Midterms

[TrappedinCalifornia]

It will be back right before the Midterms

That's exactly what he appears to be laying the groundwork for.

Well... That and his usual CYA where he comes down on virtually every 'side' of something, then claims whatever happens is what he actually said and that you simply misunderstood the rest of it. You can see it in his PBS interview (see above) and then his 'temporizing' in today's follow up.

[bohoki]

yea its not a pandemic enought to keep out foreign invaders but they are still fighting for masks on airplanes cause they never want to give up power

[five.five-six]

Who?

[stix213]

We've moved on to the Great Reset phase. Recession comes next, then the global famine by July. Biden responds with more handouts in a last ditch effort to buy the midterm election. Inflation passes 20% by Christmas.

[TrappedinCalifornia]

Want to know how a swamp creature wiggles and slithers? Fauci Walks Back Coronavirus Comments, Says Pandemic Not Over in U.S.

What did I say earlier?

...his usual CYA where he comes down on virtually every 'side' of something, then claims whatever happens is what he actually said and that you simply misunderstood the rest of it...