It's still too early to predict whether Omicron's rapid spread will help push coronavirus from the pandemic phase to a more manageable endemic phase — but "I would hope that that's the case," top US expert Dr Anthony Fauci says.A disease that is endemic has a constant presence in a population but does not affect an alarmingly large number of people or disrupt society, as typically seen in a pandemic.Since Omicron is highly transmissible but apparently less likely to cause as severe disease as some previous variants, it could mark a transition from this COVID-19 pandemic chapter to an endemic phase.
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