Covid-19 is now where the global HIV/AIDS pandemic was before the advent of antiretrovirals. American epidemiologist Gregg Goncalves drew an important parallel between both pandemics.. “The HIV epidemic is not over,” he said. “She just got ignored.”.

This was mentioned in his article “It didn’t end, even if it ended” (It ain’t over ’til it’s over), published in the journal Science, the famous scientist in the field of chemistry and medicine Herbert Holden Thorp (Herbert Holden Thorp).

In the article, he mentioned that reputable medical expert Anthony Fauci said recently that the United States was “out of the pandemic phase.”. True, then he backtracked, saying that he did not mean the end of the pandemic in general, but that only its “acute phase” had ended..

At the same time, it often becomes known that one or another politician or top official of the US administration, including Vice President Kamala Harris, tests positive for Covid-19. Many members of Congress also announced positive test results.

According to the author of the publication, the US administration made a big bet that vaccination would provide herd immunity and end the pandemic.. However, evolution had other plans for this, and new variants of SARS-COV-2 continued the pandemic..

“While preparing this article, I tested myself for Covid-19,” writes Holden Thorpe.. - The result was positive. And this is after four vaccinations.! Luckily, I had a prescription for the antiviral Paxlovid.. Fever disappeared within a few hours after taking the drug. A few days later, a Covid-19 test came back negative.. This is great news for me, but not for those who do not have these resources,” the author emphasizes..

As Dr. Thorpe writes, SARS-COV-2 is rapidly mutating, with more pathogenic variants looming on the horizon..

The world is still barely vaccinated, and even in rich countries like the United States, resources are unevenly distributed.. The pandemic isn't over at all.. It's not time for the final whistle.

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