> Except "Everybody goes inside and stops spreading" is not something that is unique to a variant of concern. But it is — this will not be the response to a va

> Except "Everybody goes inside and stops spreading" is not something that is unique to a variant of concern. But it is — this will not be the response to a variant that doesn’t cause an increase in hospitalizations or deaths. A given response exerts pressure on all variants, of course. But a milder variant may be able to spread widely before a more lethal one shows up and ratchets up lockdowns.