What Does Endemic Actually Mean?

When people use a word like endemic to mean whatever they want, it lets us dodge the more important questions, like what we’re going to do about it.

Tara Haelle

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It’s been nearly a month and a half since California became the first state to officially adopt a policy for COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease. But even at the…

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Tara Haelle

Tara Haelle is a science journalist, public speaker, and author of Vaccination Investigation and The Informed Parent. Follow her at @tarahaelle.