Except in rare cases, COVID-19 is no longer causing hospitalizations and our herd immunity has grown exponentially. Given those developments, should we start to think of the virus as simply another seasonal cold? University Hospitals infectious disease expert Dr. Keith Armitage shares this update.
0:00 Where we were 3 years ago
0:25 Where we are today in 2023
0:40 What we’re seeing clinically
1:02 Who is hospitalized with COVID-19
1:34 COVID-19 has turned into a seasonal virus
2:14 Meaning of the end of the public emergency declaration
2:45 Uses for the bivalent vaccine
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