Originally Posted by FlyPurdue

And with most of the nursing home residents and a high percentage of the most vulnerable population vaccinated, I bet we are about to see a huge drop in number of deaths / hospitalizations.

"Yet we don’t need to eliminate it for life to return to normal. We instead need to downgrade it from a deadly pandemic to a normal virus. Once that happens, adults can go back to work, and children back to school. Grandparents can nuzzle their grandchildren, and you can meet your friends at a restaurant."