Premature Endemic

Even without COVID-19, wearing a mask and washing hands is a behavior that is conducive and beneficial for health. Good habits like this should be maintained and facilitated, not loosened or minimized.

Euphoria about the endemic has been circulating lately. As if the pandemic will soon end and transform into an endemic, many countries are now easing health protocols.

In France and some European countries, health protocols (prokes) have been greatly eased; even face masks are no longer needed indoors. A few days ago, Saudi Arabia lifted almost all COVID-19 restrictions, including the use of masks and verification of vaccination status when entering closed spaces.