Study: Endemic stage could be two years away in the US


Until the world reaches endemic stability, each country is vulnerable to new variants, says a researcher. – 123rf.com

A NEW Yale study has found that Covid-19 will eventually transition to endemic status possibly within two years in the United States, according to the university.

The researchers used rats, which, like humans, “are also susceptible to coronaviruses”, to help study when and how Covid-19 might become endemic.

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