Politicians will use the end of the COVID emergency as an excuse to do nothing. But what they really should be doing is shifting to long-term strategies to mitigate ongoing death & harm:
1️⃣Normalize masks
2️⃣Clean indoor air
3️⃣Develop better vaccines
4️⃣Fund #LongCOVID treatments

Declaring the end of the COVID emergency doesn't mean that the pandemic has ended or harm isn't continuing.
It means governments should shift from emergency responses like lockdowns & border controls to sustainable measures like masks, cleaning the air, vaccines & treatments.

The problem is that from a communications point of view, declaring the end of an emergency gives the people in power and excuse to misinterpret the situation and ignore continued death and chronic illness. Those of us in public health should push back.