Prediction: as omicron reaches infection fatality rates comparable to the flu, the argument will flip. Where most of us say, "we can't shut down everything -- we don't for the flu," the public health authorities will begin recommending shutting down things for the flu.
“People need to stop acting like they are going to fight on the basketball court when they know security will be there to break it up. It’s cool for the cameras, but people need to stop acting like they are about that life.”
- Rudy Gobert
(Via The Athletic)