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Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views

  • Written by William Hauk, Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
imageLife is more normal now than it has been in years, as people do away with masks and social distancing.Stefan Tomic/E+ via Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such messaging could be premature and counterproductive.

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