I think you’re talking past each other. Is the virus still with us (your point)? Yes. Do we have a potent and effective vaccine which, for vaccinated persons means the virus is no longer a threat (the other person’s point)? Yes.
Do we have enough supplies of those vaccines yet, worldwide? Have we vaccinated sufficient people yet, worldwide?
Sadly, no and no.
Even in many US states it's also not enough yet.
And many countries must be looking at their situation regarding vaccine production in general, particularly dependency on other countries, and finding that to be something that they want to secure for themselves.
> for vaccinated persons means the virus is no longer a threat
I would call it a much diminished threat, which would be further diminished by vaccinating more other people, rather than "no threat".
Still not enough vaccinated for herd immunity. And considering the effectiveness of the vaccine drops from ~95% to ~65% 6 months after (around more for a majority of people) then it's looking further from all clear.
We were vaccinated enough for heard immunity from the original variants. That’s why infections were cratering even in places with no social distancing rules.
Delta variant is probably going to change that. Some parts of the country will have a delta wave. But it’s going to be mostly in vaccinated people with serious infections.