My state in the US has already been back to near 2018 normalcy for probably close to a year. The biggest change is that it's now faux pas to cough or sneeze in

My state in the US has already been back to near 2018 normalcy for probably close to a year. The biggest change is that it's now faux pas to cough or sneeze in public, so people stay home when they're sick, so I can't remember the last time I heard a sneeze or cough in a store. Most schools are in-person, and temperature checks on entry. Some didn't require masks during class last year though that policy was reverted due to Delta, and local public schools are now maskless. Doctor's offices and government buildings are some of the only places requiring masks and the few companies with mask signs have about half their employees violating their own policy. However, masks can be only be recommended and not required for entry and the majority of people (probably 3:1 at least) don't wear them. Most people have accepted COVID is here permanently. We're at ~50% vaccination and most vaccinated people I know says they won't get a booster because "it was supposed to make things go back to normal the first time." Apathy is set in hard, and control of the message is outside the hands of the government and media here. Delta scared people a bunch, but after about a month, most people reverted back to not caring. I don't know anyone who is talking about Omicron, so I think every additional event just numbs more people.