COVID-19 may soon evolve from a chaotic and unpredictable pandemic to a more manageable endemic, but will remain dangerous and require people to remain vigilant, safe and responsible, three Duke experts said Monday.

People must continue to embrace vaccines, masking, distancing and other smart behaviors while also understanding the global reach of the virus, experts said during a virtual media briefing with journalists.

Read more ➡ https://today.duke.edu/2022/01/vigilance-needed-covid-move-pandemic-endemic-experts-say

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Jonathan Quick, M.D.
Jonathan Quick is an adjunct professor at the Duke Global Health Institute. He has carried out assignments to improve public health in over 70 countries and is author of “The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It.”

Lavanya Vasudevan, Ph.D.
Lavanya Vasudevan is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and the Global Health Institute at Duke. She is also a faculty affiliate at Duke’s Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research.

Christopher Woods, M.D.
Christopher Woods is a professor of medicine, pathology and global health. He is co-director of the Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health at Duke and chief of the infectious diseases division at the Durham VA Medical Center

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