Experts: It’s Time To Learn To Live With Covid … Medical professionals say Hawaii’s social and economic threats are now greater than those posed by the virus.
With Hawaii’s new Covid-19 case numbers declining and more than 80% of those eligible for vaccinations now fully vaccinated, the pandemic has entered a new phase, executives of three of the state’s largest medical organizations say.
And how Hawaii deals with this next phase, the executives said, could have an effect on the state for years to come.
The pandemic is far from over, Dr. Jill Hoggard Green, president and chief executive of The Queen’s Health Systems, Dr. Mark Mugiishi, chief executive of Hawaii Medical Service Association and Ray Vara, president and chief executive of Hawaii Pacific Health, all agreed during Monday’s meeting of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness.
