Ending the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

This editorial summarizes an audio interview conducted on March 27, 2023, featuring editors of The New England Journal of Medicine— Eric J. Rubin, Lindsey R. Baden, and Stephen Morrissey. They discuss the impending end of the U.S. Covid-19 public health emergency and review two recent studies. The interview covers the status of SARS-CoV-2 as a global health concern, current understandings of its transmission, diagnosis, and treatment, and the implications of policy changes for healthcare systems and public health strategies.

This editorial summarizes an audio interview conducted on March 27, 2023, featuring editors of The New England Journal of Medicine— Eric J. Rubin, Lindsey R. Baden, and Stephen Morrissey. They discuss the impending end of the U.S. Covid-19 public health emergency and review two recent studies. The interview covers the status of SARS-CoV-2 as a global health concern, current understandings of its transmission, diagnosis, and treatment, and the implications of policy changes for healthcare systems and public health strategies.