[jude-]

Face masks and vaccines will be the new seatbelts and DUI laws at the rate we're going. I predict that certain activities like flying on an airline, going to public school, or working at a job with close quarters will one day require proof of vaccination and/or masking up to participate. Omicron won't be the last variant, and there is no guarantee that a future variant won't come along that is just as virulent but far more deadly.

[rkk3]

> I predict that certain activities [...] will one day require proof of vaccination and/or masking up to participate

I think those policies will slowly go-away in the North East & West Coast as the public and media comes to term with how ineffective they are. 96% of the population of my county (including those not eligible) has had it least 1 covid vaccine dose. At some point you just stop benefiting from continued restrictions.

> Omicron won't be the last variant, and there is no guarantee that a future variant won't come along that is just as virulent but far more deadly.

And the next terrorist attack could be even more deadly - stay subscribed for our upcoming report on why you should be more afraid.

[1] https://www.e7health.com/post/210/the-best-and-worst-states-...

[ben_w]

Around here the restrictions only happen when the waves happen. I’m not the person you’re replying to here so I have a slightly different expectation: these will come and go regularly until the combination of vaccine and virally induced immunity is sufficient to stop the spread.

> And the next terrorist attack could be even more deadly

The current wave is a 9/11 every 3 days in just the USA: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailydeaths

The total USA fatalities over the entire pandemic so far is 282 9/11s.

The total worldwide so far is 1821 9/11s.

This is mainly a reason to not be afraid of terrorists rather than a reason to not be concerned about a disease.