The   World Health Organization reported today that the COVID pandemic end is in sight , with deaths at the lowest level since March of 2020, when it began.   WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in better position to stop COVID-19. However, while the end is in sight, we are not there yet. World deaths the past week fell 22% to 11,000. New cases the past week dropped 28% to 3.1 million. Notice that the mortality rate is thus now 0.35%.  That is three times lower than the overall death rate for COVID, which is 1%.  Vaccinations have helped lower the rate. The Omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to dominate with 90% of all cases. China is here and there having problems.   I am still predicting that China will again someday lead in new deaths/day and new cases/day.  Omicron BA.5 is too, too contagious for a populace that hasn't been adequately vaccinated.  The Chinese vaccines are marginal. I regularly summarize the weekly mailing of the  American Ener