Hot new media talking point: Pandemic could last at least 7 more years

Doses of the vaccine are being distributed by the millions and numbers in many areas of the country are dropping steadily, but the media is doing its best to try and keep the panic in full swing for as long as possible. Here’s the latest example:

The pandemic could continue for seven years under current vaccination rate https://t.co/x60cEXLC9N pic.twitter.com/VGnF6eiFIk

— New York Post (@nypost) February 5, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic will drag on for another SEVEN YEARS at the current rate of vaccinations worldwide https://t.co/uWzX3wbR3m

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) February 6, 2021

When will the pandemic end? The answer can be measured in vaccinations. https://t.co/EEfRu5HfBs

— BloombergQuint (@BloombergQuint) February 6, 2021

From “two weeks to slow the spread” to “almost a decade to stop the spread” in a few short months.

sounds very apocalypsy

— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) February 6, 2021

And that’s what the media does best.

The pandemic is already ending – we're moving into the endemic phase very rapidly.

— PLC (@Humble_Analysis) February 6, 2021

And monkeys could fly outta my butt. https://t.co/ApcyAmbgk0

— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) February 6, 2021

Is this from the same models that predicted 2.5 million Americans would be dead by the end of 2020. Asking for a friend.

— Jerry Nadler’s FUPA (@FupaJerry) February 6, 2021

They’re trolling us https://t.co/smnO9uW0Yk

— Conservative Masshole (@TheTimDeFelice) February 6, 2021

The lines on the “alarmist predictions” are starting to intersect:

Hopefully we'll have perished in the climate crisis well before the 7 year mark. https://t.co/tZjsHedUMT

— S (@FoundersGirl) February 6, 2021

Which will take the day, pandemic or climate change? Place your bets!