Endemic COVID-19 could be one to 10 years away

Two years after COVID-19’s arrival in Florida, many yearn to go back to the way things were. But according to UF Emerging Pathogens Institute biostatistician Ira Longini, Ph.D., it may still be with us for a while — which is why it’s still important to continue to mask up, keep your distance, get vaccinated and stay boosted.