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COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, so let\u2019s talk about it\u2026

I recently uploaded a video on TikTok where I was discussing my observations in relation to the recent rise of COVID-19 cases. Most of it was well-received, but there were also a lot of people who got flustered upon watching it. There, I called today\u2019s COVID-19 situation the endemic phase, and unfortunately, some people misunderstood what I meant.

So in this week\u2019s video for Medicine Mondays, we\u2019ll talk about the reason behind that claim. We\u2019ll also discuss why the cases are still rising, even when we\u2019re in our third year of this crisis already.

So tune in to this week\u2019s episode, for we have enough evidence to say that this isn\u2019t the time to let your guard down just yet.

Why you need to check this episode:

• Get a quick COVID-19 update, especially in the United States;
• Find out what\u2019s with the new COVID-19 variant called EG.5; and
• Understand why we used the term \u201cendemic\u201d to describe today\u2019s COVID-19 situation, and why this isn\u2019t the time just yet to let your guard down

\u201cThis is not the time to let your guard down. Remember, there are people who cannot take the vaccine; they can\u2019t take the booster, whatsoever. Our immunocompromised residents of this country need your support in protecting yourself because indirectly, you will be protecting them\u201d\u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

\u201cWhen we talk about endemic diseases, we're talking about, \u2018Hey, I have a disease that I know timeframe-wise will flare up around this time.\u2019 Best example I love to give patients is the flu. Everyone knows when it is cold and flu season because we have it marketed, we're telling people to get vaccinated, there's all these over-the-counter medications. Why? Because when cold and flu season hits, we want to make sure you guys are fully aware of it.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cAs far as COVID, this is our third year where we can have a good idea that the number of cases is going to rise during the summer. It happened during the first year; it happened every time\u2014July, June, July, August, we see this rise. So, I mentioned that because I wasn't really shocked at the number of cases and how it was increasing, but I was shocked that people were shocked.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cThese viruses aren\u2019t dummy viruses. They\u2019re going to make smarter viruses, and they\u2019re going to make viruses say, \u2018You know what? A lot of my virus friends died because of your booster. I\u2019m going to figure out a way to get around it.\u2019 And that\u2019s kind of what we\u2019re seeing now.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

I didn't mean to scare people using the word endemic, but I really want people to divorce themselves from the fact that if I say pandemic, that means very, very severe, but if I say endemic, that means not so severe, because that's just not the case. It's one of those things where the flu has been endemic. The flu is an endemic disease, but if you rewind yourself and you think, \u2018Hey, what was Dr. Berry talking about before COVID?\u2019 He was talking about the flu, because the flu caused just as many problems as did the COVID virus does now; it just wasn't as that level of severity that the COVID is. \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

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