And it’s not about the decrease in hospitalizations— the CDC used to concern itself with the number of cases and then started focusing on “severe outcomes,” which are reflected in the number of hospitalizations.
However, this doesn’t take into account the ~1,000 people dying per week in the US and ESPECIALLY the effects of Long Covid.
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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.html