[ba2plus]

Actually, I was thinking of my own country, Canada. There's still occasional small outbreaks, but aside from some limits on large gatherings and some requirements to self-isolate when traveling between certain provinces, things are starting to open back up.

>Long term pain solved for government officials not for it's citizens.

Only financial pain. But that was inevitable as soon as the pandemic hit. Given a choice between financial pain for a few decades, and financial pain for a few decades combined with a potential literal decimation of the population, I'm perfectly fine with the solo financial pain.

[throwawaybb2]

> ...financial pain for a few decades combined with a potential literal decimation of the population, I'm perfectly fine with the solo financial pain

You will be getting decimation of the population with financial pain regardless.