Jakarta, Cidiss.co – It has been almost 2 years since Covid-19 has been categorized as a pandemic because several countries are still affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Public Policy Observer, Saiful alias Bedjo, stated that it was impossible to eliminate the Covid-19 virus quickly.
“Which means this virus will still exist, but we all have to be able to coexist with the virus. In other words, the virus is still there but the transmission rate is very low so it becomes endemic,” said Bedjo in a live talk show with the theme ‘Vaccination, Health Pros’ , Conditions to turn a pandemic into an endemic,” Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
Therefore, Bedjo added, because a pandemic is a disease outbreak that has spread widely to several countries with symptoms and a high and increasing number of cases and deaths. So the transition from a pandemic to an endemic is important, because all aspects of life and activities must continue.
“There are several points that must be done so that the pandemic becomes endemic, first is that the community must strictly implement the program, secondly, continuous vaccination, thirdly, providing information to the public to be aware of the dangers of Covid-19. regulations in order to control the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
“Then the fourth is to suppress the increase in Covid-19 cases in the third wave and improve the digital system,” he said.
