Zeke Emanuel: We’re Not Going to Eradicate Covid, We’re Going to Have to Learn to Live with It

RUHLE Can you explain ░░░░░░░░ one to us though ░░░░░░░░ the argument has been ░░░░░░░░ s not just about ░░░░░░░░ positive it s whether ░░░░░░░░ not you get so ░░░░░░░░ you need to be ░░░░░░░░ So when people read ░░░░░░░░ headline that hospitalizations are ░░░░░░░░ 80 percent but at ░░░░░░░░ same time all sorts ░░░░░░░░ people in hospitals who ░░░░░░░░ testing positive aren t ░░░░░░░░ for Covid they are ░░░░░░░░ for other reasons EMANUEL ░░░░░░░░ so say you are ░░░░░░░░ cancer patient like some ░░░░░░░░ my patients you then ░░░░░░░░ know might get Covid ░░░░░░░░ you are in because ░░░░░░░░ need surgery or because ░░░░░░░░ need chemotherapy or for ░░░░░░░░ other reason So you ░░░░░░░░ positive for Covid but ░░░░░░░░ s not bringing you ░░░░░░░░ it s not causing ░░░░░░░░ it s not causing ░░░░░░░░ illness That is we ░░░░░░░░ it a primary diagnosis ░░░░░░░░ s cancer A secondary ░░░░░░░░ tertiary diagnosis incidental to ░░░░░░░░ admission so what s ░░░░░░░░ threatening or really needs ░░░░░░░░ is your cancer not ░░░░░░░░ Covid This is actually ░░░░░░░░ common with lots of ░░░░░░░░ diseases You might come ░░░░░░░░ with heart disease you ░░░░░░░░ have diabetes but that ░░░░░░░░ t mean the diabetes ░░░░░░░░ you to come into ░░░░░░░░ hospital RUHLE But it ░░░░░░░░ another sign that Omicron ░░░░░░░░ becoming omnipresent in our ░░░░░░░░ Given that do we ░░░░░░░░ to start accepting it ░░░░░░░░ our new normal perhaps ░░░░░░░░ our restrictions our quarantine ░░░░░░░░ EMANUEL Stephanie you re ░░░░░░░░ right We are we ░░░░░░░░ not getting rid of ░░░░░░░░ It s not going ░░░░░░░░ disappear We re not ░░░░░░░░ to eradicate it We ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ to live with it ░░░░░░░░ like we learned to ░░░░░░░░ with RSV Adenovirus flu ░░░░░░░░ are not there yet ░░░░░░░░ you have 140 000 ░░░░░░░░ you have 1 500 ░░░░░░░░ a day you are ░░░░░░░░ at a situation where ░░░░░░░░ can live with it ░░░░░░░░ We still have to ░░░░░░░░ it to bring those ░░░░░░░░ mortality rate down to ░░░░░░░░ 100 people a day ░░░░░░░░ bring the hospitalizations down ░░░░░░░░ once we re down ░░░░░░░░ have to sustain it ░░░░░░░░ we will live with ░░░░░░░░ We will be in ░░░░░░░░ new normal We won ░░░░░░░░ have to wear masks ░░░░░░░░ the time we can ░░░░░░░░ into restaurants ventilation will ░░░░░░░░ improved That is the ░░░░░░░░ That s where we ░░░░░░░░ to get to We ░░░░░░░░ get to it probably ░░░░░░░░ the summer if we ░░░░░░░░ in a very concerted ░░░░░░░░ people get vaccinated we ░░░░░░░░ these rates down RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ I want to shift ░░░░░░░░ Chicago because now this ░░░░░░░░ day four without in ░░░░░░░░ school because of the ░░░░░░░░ between the city and ░░░░░░░░ On Friday the mayor ░░░░░░░░ Chicago said what the ░░░░░░░░ are doing is not ░░░░░░░░ legal.”