Where now in the danse macabre of covid-19 and misinformation?

Rumours of covid-19’s death have been greatly exaggerated. A new wave of infections reminds us that covid is with us probably forever, but the real question is whether we can say that it’s reached a phase of “sustainable endemicity.”1 Even if that is the case, even when surveillance is downgraded covid remains a troubling disease for individuals and health systems (doi:10.1136/bmj.p1885; doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076222).23 What are now the right policies for protecting vulnerable people and limiting transmission in healthcare settings (doi:10.1136/bmj.p1648; doi:10.1136/bmj.p1860; doi:10.1136/bmj.p1666)?456 Does anything need to be done to prevent transmission among the general population? Why, when accountability on behalf of those most affected must be paramount, is the UK’s covid inquiry failing to be responsive to bereaved families (doi:10.1136/bmj.p1853)?7The cause of covid’s resurgence isn’t clear. Cramming people indoors to watch new movie releases or escape bad weather, the inevitable ebb and flow of endemicity, and a possibility that we haven’t…
Read Original Article: Where now in the danse macabre of covid-19 and misinformation? »