Coronavirus Update: Moderna expects COVID-19 to become endemic in 2023
Moderna said Thursday it expects COVID-19 to become endemic in 2023, meaning it will be another seasonal disease that can be managed with vaccines and treatments.
On a call with analysts, Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Burton said the company “firmly” believes that a fourth dose, or second booster dose, will be necessary, likely by fall of 2022. The news comes as the surge of U.S. cases caused by omicron continues to decline from its January peak. The U.S. is averaging 76,667 cases of COVID a day, down 66% from two weeks ago ,according to a New York Times tracker.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday he is looking forward to ending vaccine mandates and passports for indoor spaces. • In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revoked the emergency powers he used to deal with protests against COVID restrictions, the Wall Street Journal reported. The move comes amid mounting criticism from civil-liberties groups and some Canadian politicians that the use of those measures was an abuse of state power. Trudeau told a briefing the police has succeeded in shutting down the protest in the capital Ottawa led by a convoy of truckers.
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