So... Is The Pandemic Over? Is That Even The Right Question?

President Biden told 60 Minutes that the pandemic is basically over. Hundreds of Americans are still dying every day, but most Americans are essentially living their lives as they were before the pandemic started. So how are public health experts reacting to the president's remarks? And what's the president's messaging goal?

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, science correspondent Rob Stein, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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