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[Reporter's View] Covid-19, endemic is not 'The End'

By Eo, Yun-Ho | translator Kim, Jung-Ju

23.12.06 06:00:00

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¡®Endemic¡¯ doesn¡¯t mean THE END. Covid-19 has transitioned to an endemic after a long-fight against the virus for three years. Accordingly, each country is making an adjustment to the health protocol in a bid to meet domestic needs.

The Korean government had announced that it will work to list Covid-19 treatments for reimbursement within the first half of 2024 through the Covid-19 risk level management roadmap. And the public¡¯s sense of crisis has dropped with the eased restrictions.

Covid-19 transitioned from pandemic to endemic. Yet, the continued introduction of new Covid-19 variant make high-risk patients, particularly those with underlying diseases and senior patients, all the more

Eo, Yun-Ho(unkindfish@dailypharm.com)
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