The writer is a science commentator
Here’s some uplifting news: we are no longer in a pandemic. There is, alas, a catch: we are instead trapped in a “syndemic”.
A syndemic, or synergistic epidemic, refers to the idea that the virus does not act in isolation, like a lone villain dispensing pneumonia and organ failure with even-handed cruelty across the population. Rather, it has accomplices, such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease, that compound the damage.
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