Surveillance data in Canada collected Nov 2020 thru March 2021 had roughly 1 to 4% of Canadians having antibodies from previous infections, depending on provinc

Surveillance data in Canada collected Nov 2020 thru March 2021 had roughly 1 to 4% of Canadians having antibodies from previous infections, depending on province. We're now losing control with the most infectious variants. But most of us seem to still haven't had it, including most unvaccinated (about 15% of adults). Accepting we're probably all going to be exposed eventually is a bit annoying after all this, but the fully vaccinated don't have too much to worry about. The main worry remains burden on the healthcare system for treating the unvaccinated. There are only so many ICU beds -- less than half as many per capita in the USA -- and now that some regions are running out of those even the fully vaccinated are in trouble if they need other urgent medical care. The plan, if we can call it that, is to keep the rate low enough until everyone has had it that hospitalisations are manageable. One thing I've noticed is that some Americans don't appreciate how politically unacceptable it is for much of the public to get COVID-19 in countries that have had some success in containment. New Zealand appears ready to become a hermit kingdom forever if that's what it will take. Anecdotally, my mother has been fully vaccinated and looks at me like a dog with two heads when I try to explain that she's at comparable risk of serious illness to influenza when fully vaccinated. It's the plague and a "managed" exposure is unthinkable. Do not underestimate the political will there to maintain countermeasures, whether it makes sense or not.