Pandemics Have a Social Ending Too

Pandemics are not just a biological phenomenon. They're also a social phenomenon, and they end socially. One of the ways they end socially is when everyone just sort of grees that they have ended. In other words, we sort of declare victory, maybe prematurely. Or another way think about it is we put our heads in the sand. Biologically coved still exists in the world, and most of us would rather not catch it. But if you have nated, the risk of getting seriously ill is much lower so it's reasonable to make plans to resume normal life. When enough people do this, we declare victory,. A phrase meaning to announce something to be finished before it