Per CDC definitions- the COVID epidemic has been over for at least a couple weeks!
The COVID epidemic is over.
Per CDC guidelines the epidemic threshold is crossed when a disease causes more than 7.2% of the total weekly deaths. COVID became a CDC defined epidemic in the 1st week of April and stopped being one in mid-June.
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However, we will continue to be in an indefinite state of “panic-demic” for the foreseeable future.
Why is the media not reporting on these facts?
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: wamcp Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
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