Hundreds of millions of people around the world have decided to refuse the vaccine. If policymakers decide to maintain the restrictions until, say, 80% vaccine

Hundreds of millions of people around the world have decided to refuse the vaccine. If policymakers decide to maintain the restrictions until, say, 80% vaccine uptake, they will be waiting forever. At the end of the day, governments are beholden to their constitutents, and the people have decided they would rather get sick.