[elzbardico]

The pandemic is over, just like the Spanish Flu pandemic is over, but the virus is still in the wild, and it will be, probably forever.

By now, most people either were infected at least once or got one of the vaccines.

Seasonal variants will occur every year, just like with the flu, people will get sick, but in the vast majority of cases, no internation will be needed unless in the cases of people with comorbidities and other vulnerabilities that make most common respiratory infections potentially challenging for them. It sucks, but it is life.

Medical research investments as with everything else in health need to take into account the cost-benefit ratio of every decision. Spending lots of money on SARS-COV-2 probably in lieu of other more urgent issues probably doesn't make much sense now.

People need to emotionally detach themselves from COVID. The adventure is over.

[jmye]

> People need to emotionally detach themselves from COVID.

An ironic comment. Do you think there is no value in studying this particular virus to better understand future pandemic possibilities? What are “more urgent issues”? Do you think no one studies the flu, in order to create the seasonal shots (which provably and significantly decrease mortality)?

This isn’t a bunch of doomers on Reddit who think everyone should wear masks forever, so I’m curious why you had such a strong response. Are you that familiar with epidemiology?

[elzbardico]

It would be more polite of you if you restrained yourself to answer what I actually said, instead of answering your interpretation of my words.

I will say again for clarity:

1) Covid is no longer a top priority, some re-allocation of research moneys is normal and to be expected.

2) I expect some level of investment to continue, but I consider reasonable to suppose that given the circumstances the current level may not be justifiable anymore and requires some down ramping.

Of course, it may be the case that those cuts are going to affect you personally, which would explain why you considered my rather bland comment as a "strong response".

And in the remote case that this is the concrete situation, I apologize for my insensitivity.

[piva00]

You are giving the Trump admin too much credit, it's not about post-COVID re-allocation of funds, it's another broad stroke action without caring for the consequences: https://bsky.app/profile/jeremymberg.bsky.social/post/3lla4p...