[kokey]

I hear you and it's now inevitable that the news cycle will move beyond Delta soon as other variants take over from it. It's also inevitable that future dominant variants are going to be more resistant to the current vaccines as they evolve inside of vaccinated populations. That said, I think the article conveyed a lot of subtle but important points that some people miss in all the noise. One is that vaccination is increasingly important for protecting yourself regardless of the evolving situation and how many people around you do or don't get vaccinated. The other is that vaccines are unlikely to ever stop the spread of the virus but that's not a bad thing since we will be increasingly able to prevent deaths.

[bamboozled]

> The other is that vaccines are unlikely to ever stop the spread of the virus but that's not a bad thing since we will be increasingly able to prevent deaths

Letting it escape is not a bad thing? Are you kidding?

Think of what the Flu costs the world each year, now this on top ?

The only people who benefit from an escape are big pharmaceutical companies who will now sell you a 2 for 1 package, yearly flu shot and yearly Covid19 shot.

[effie]

I think he meant that eradicating COVID is a fool's errand like eradicating common cold or flu is, but it's not the end of the world because it will be like seasonal flu, dangerous only for elderly/sick people.