Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, local business owner react to California's endemic plan

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California is officially into the endemic phase of the pandemic, as of Thursday, with the governor's SMARTER plan. The endemic label is a recognition the virus is not going away anytime soon and there is a way to balance COVID-19 transmission and impact.

Fletcher supports the governor’s plan which calls for continued collaboration with local governments. He said time to get back to normal, but he recognizes COVID-19 is still out there.

"We’ll continue to make sure folks have access to vaccines and boosters and work with our healthcare systems — but again all of that is more in a state of endemic," Fletcher said."A state of preparing for things we prepare for just like we prepare for the flu and other respiratory viruses.""I got it early on, back in June of 2020 and it really hit me down pretty hard for about five or six days but I was able to get through it," he said.

There are some silver linings from COVID-19, like how San Diego businesses were allowed to extend operations to the sidewalk and street. "San Diego is like probably one of the best places in the United States to have outdoor dining," Christiansen said."It helped us significantly when we were shut down inside but moving forward that definitely a silver lining to make up some money from when the pandemic had a strangle hold on us.""We’re getting ready to hire staff up for the spring and summer and I’ve been very pleased with the amount of applicants," Christiansen said.

 

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