Well, it will never be "over". This is how it is now. It's not like it was ever ok that the flu killed tens of thousands of people every year in the US alone.

Well, it will never be "over". This is how it is now. It's not like it was ever ok that the flu killed tens of thousands of people every year in the US alone. It's just not a thing that is going to be going away, so the tradeoff of temporarily staying home or wearing masks or etc. is different than if you think it will be gone in a few months.