“Urgency of Normal” Rhetoric Fuels Pandemic Ableism

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Content note: ableism, death, suicide inference

The US response to Omicron is a continuation of its failure to take COVID-19 seriously from day one. Growing “urgency of normal” rhetoric, stemming from two years of pandemic fatigue (which should not be discounted), suggests that ignoring COVID will end the pandemic. We are all tired of the pandemic, but one group in particular…