"My church was closed for a time, and online church is not the same. "I feel absolute joy and relief that this prison sentence is finally over!" writes Saylor. Readers such as Debra Saylor of Huntsville, Alabama say they are looking forward to renewing social connections. It has caused us to lose friends who have long ago moved on and cycle through COVID every few months with a shoulder shrug."įor some, ending the pandemic emergency measures is like lifting a burden. "We continue to wear masks and avoid crowds and indoor venues.
"Considering the fact that scientists do not understand how to prevent or treat long COVID, and they don't yet know the long-term effects of having COVID multiple times, my husband and I can't completely move on, " Moreland writes. Millions of people lost their health, their abilities, their careers, their hobbies, their housing, and sometimes, their close relationships and support systems."įor Robbie Moreland of Fort Collins, Colorado, the uncertainty around long COVID means it's worth continuing to take precautions, even if they come at a cost. "I wish it could mean that we now focus all the same energy on people with long COVID, like myself. "The emergency isn't gone, it just looks different!" writes Lea Bossler, of Missoula, Montana. A majority of long COVID sufferers recover but just how long and widespread a problem post-COVID illness will be has plenty of people concerned. Between 10-20% of COVID-19 patients experience these long-term problems, depending on how researchers define the condition. "Long COVID," the stubborn, persistent symptoms that last well after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, remains one of the least understood challenges of the post-emergency era.
They shared reflections that run the gamut – from relief to anxiety to disappointment – but also reveal some clear themes, three years into the pandemic. We asked readers what was on their minds at this inflection point in the world's pandemic response. Yet we find ourselves in an odd moment: The coronavirus is both an ever present danger and, in some sense, old news. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency is over, lifted by both the World Health Organization and the U.
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