Why the US is trapped in an unending state of post-COVID "recovery"

An unprecedented chapter in global public health has drawn to a close — at least according to international and U.S. public health officials. The seemingly interminable thrall of the COVID-19 pandemic, which held the world in a state of alarm for three harrowing years, is being declared over.

As of this month, public health organizations around the world have been called upon by the World Health Organization to end their pandemic public health emergencies.

"For more than a year the pandemic has been on a downward trend," WHO Director-General Tedros...