> I don't leave my house. That strategy may work well for you, but for the majority of the world out there - people with jobs, school, kids, wanting to watch a

> I don't leave my house. That strategy may work well for you, but for the majority of the world out there - people with jobs, school, kids, wanting to watch a live sports event, dancing at a club, having dinner at a restaurant, going to church - "not leaving the house, ever" is not a sustainable long term option. I think the article is very well articulated. There's no denying that SARS-CoV-2 is here to stay, and likely be with us for decades to come. You (navjack27) may not get it, ever, but the vast majority of the world will deal with it at some point -- likely multiple times. What's important is to move beyond the "isolation is the answer", and start envisioning what the future with Covid will look like. We need to refine our public policy, destigmatize wearing masks in public transportation (like in Asian cultures), continue vaccination education, reduce price and availability of tests, and invest heavily in research (annual boosters, like the flu? Post-infection drugs, to shorten the duration and effects? Causes for long-Covid?). At the same time, we need to increase our preparedness (stockpile, supply chain, vax research), in case the virus mutates and increases its mortality rate.