With all the recent changes from the Center for Disease Control’s COVID-19 advisories and suggestions, are we out of the pandemic?
Local health officials say we are still in the COVID-19 pandemic technically according to the numbers but could move into an endemic by fall. Influence and pneumonia are considered endemic diseases that can be controlled with vaccinations. They strongly encourage people to remain cautious concerning the possible spread of COVID-19.
Allen County Health Commissioner Brandon Fischer explains, “The major wild card is if there is another mutation that creates a variant that gets around the vaccines that we currently have available that’s going to create some challenges as we move forward.”
COVID-19 vaccinations are still available at the health department, some doctor’s offices, and pharmacies.
