Viruses are always going to virus, and that means there will always be variants.
Which is why the hospitalization metrics are essential. The issue is not that there will be variants -- there will be variants -- but the public health burden is defined not the number or even the novelty of the virus, but by the number of people who can get seriously ill.
Viruses are always going to virus, and that means there will always be variants.
Which is why the hospitalization metrics are essential. The issue is not that there will be variants -- there will be variants -- but the public health burden is defined not the number or even the novelty of the virus, but by the number of people who can get seriously ill.
Viruses are always going to virus, and that means there will always be variants.
Which is why the hospitalization metrics are essential. The issue is not that there will be variants -- there will be variants -- but the public health burden is defined not the number or even the novelty of the virus, but by the number of people who can get seriously ill.