Endemic

 NY Times: Europeans Ponder Living With, Not Defeating, Covid - On the eve of the biggest holidays in Europe, exhaustion with the pandemic is rising. So is resignation that the virus is endemic. By Nicholas Casey, Constant Méheut and José Bautista

Beyond that, there is growing evidence that the new variant is more mild, at least for those who are vaccinated. Three studies — in South Africa, England and Scotland — all suggested that while the variant is more contagious, it likely results in a more mild illness.