The Pandemic Is Ending With a Whimper. The decision to move on to the recovery phase needs to be made by politicians, not scientists.

Fucking right. We can’t be running scared all of the time. That just doesn’t work in perpetuity, no matter what the under-bed-hiders want us to do or believe we should be doing. Who gives a rip what they think?

Yes, have smart things: vaccine mandates, better ventilation, masking in certain situations. But we know what we’re dealing with now and we have to adapt, not hide forever.