this is the new flu. and, that was obvious from the start.
how's the flu doing? not so well.
vaccinations are going to need to be yearly, and vaccine research is going to need to be constant.
and, that means that everything we've done was a waste of time.
life is going to be very difficult for the elderly for the rest of their lives. but, we need to get back to reality, now. this can not be permanent. we must adapt.
we were foolish; it's time to cut our losses, and shift the burden of responsibility - you have to protect yourself, because this is never going away. ever.
as a relatively young person, i want to train my immune system via exposure. and, i resent a system that is trying to keep me weak in preventing me from doing so.
this was both predictable and obviously so.