Since viruses tend to become less deadly overtime to the host. You have no idea if it was better to let COVID run, and people develop natural immunity. The del

Since viruses tend to become less deadly overtime to the host. You have no idea if it was better to let COVID run, and people develop natural immunity. The delta variant in India is much more infectious, but also much less deadly to the population there. Exactly the change you expect a virus to make overtime, since killing the host tends to end the viruses ability to spread. Its turning into cold, or mild flue. This virus was only ever a real threat to the elderly, who still control most of the wealth, and vote in large numbers. What you're seeing is politics of self preservation of the eldest generation on the way out, at the expense the younger generations. Much like hoarding resources, they continue to quench to life. At some point younger people will rebel if this continues. The real threat is return to authoritarianism. It has killed tens of millions in the last century.