And this is due to the Omicron variant, which is said to be able to sidestep immunity from vaccination.
Because no one would quarantine or will mask and socially distance unless they have to, I think we’re going to spend a lot longer in this pandemic than we should. And then there’s the whole matter of people not getting vaccinated who are able to get vaccinated, making things worse. “But it has a 99.2% survival rate!”