> Here, then, is the problem: People who are unlikely to be hospitalized by Omicron might still feel reasonably protected, but they can spread the virus to thos

> Here, then, is the problem: People who are unlikely to be hospitalized by Omicron might still feel reasonably protected, but they can spread the virus to those who are more vulnerable, quickly enough to seriously batter an already collapsing health-care system that will then struggle to care for anyone—vaccinated, boosted, or otherwise. The collective threat is substantially greater than the individual one. And the U.S. is ill-poised to meet it. Of all the factors at play, this one seems the least appreciated. I don't think the country or the world is ready for the implications of mass vaccination actually promoting the spread of virus. Nor is the world ready for restrictions of movement that would inevitably follow from realizing that movements of the vaccinated risks spread and the knock-on effect of pushing already stretched hospitals past capacity.