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Jan. 21 marks two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in the U.S. In that time, the nation has made strides to keep the virus in check as much as possible with testing, masking, social distancing, vaccines and other precautionary measures. Despite that fact, nearly 850,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19.

Will living in a pandemic be the "new normal" for everyone in the future? Or will COVID-19 eventually be eradicated? While infectious diseases experts at Mayo Clinic say they don't have a crystal ball, they do expect things to change in the future.

"At the present, we're still in one of the surges of the pandemic — hopefully one of the last — if not the last — major surge. So we're not quite in this new normal phase yet, but we're getting much closer," says Dr. John O'Horo, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist. "As we move into this new normal, what that really will mean is that this becomes an endemic virus like the flu that just circulates around — worse in certain times of the year in places — and requires some of the same measures that we require for the flu, like having a regular revaccination."

For the safety of its patients, staff and visitors, Mayo Clinic has strict masking policies in place. Anyone shown without a mask was recorded prior to COVID-19 or recorded in an area not designated for patient care, where social distancing and other safety protocols were followed.

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