tl:dr endemic means what you think it means, but until we get the number of deaths below zero the fear-mongering will continue.
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RT @EpiEllie
Everyone keeps talking about covid becoming endemic, but as I listen to the conversation, it’s becoming more & more clear to me that very few of you know what “endemic” means.

So here’s a thread on how pandemics end.
https://twitter.com/EpiEllie/status/1444088804961304581