There is only one plausible long-term outcome, which is that we will live with COVID in the community as we live with flu and malaria and measles. They can all be managed but none can be eradicated. Flu is probably the closest equivalent, since it is spread worldwide and constantly mutates.Bundokji wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:29 pm The state of Israel has been a leading example in vaccinating the majority of its population. It offered the country a period of relative calm in terms of the number of COVID deaths and hospitalizations. Recently, cases are on the rise again. From what i am reading, the long term efficacy of vaccination is not being questioned, but rather, the need for more vaccination and more restrictions moving forward:
https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science ... /r1q8dngro
The moral of the story: as long as we do not get sick or die from COVID, through the means of vaccination and lockdowns, we are safe.
Get used to it, folks.
Kim