Unfortunately with immune evasion and reinfection it looks like herd immunity can't be achieved, no matter how many people get sick and die - they will continue

Unfortunately with immune evasion and reinfection it looks like herd immunity can't be achieved, no matter how many people get sick and die - they will continue getting sick and dying, as they have been doing outside of China. Thus it is not about 'defeating' Covid, it is about avoiding that endless sickness and death caused by Covid.