It’s Time We Accept That COVID Is Here To Stay
Monmouth poll says Americans are ready to move on. So let’s move on
A recent Monmouth poll revealed that Americans are done with COVID. They have accepted the virus is here to stay and are ready to move on with their lives. Here are some highlights:
70% say “it’s time we accept that Covid is here to stay, we just need to get on with our lives”
Only 43% of the public supports requiring people to show proof of vaccination in order to work, to enter public establishments, or to travel
Americans somewhat tolerate COVID preventative measures like social distancing and masking, but now reject vaccine mandates
Only 1/5 of American’s support Biden’s efforts to control the pandemic
Importantly, another interesting insight is revealed from the graph above. That is, only 29% of Americans feel the public is doing a good job handling the pandemic. That means, people are not fairing well mentally and physically amidst draconian restrictions.
Considering all the facts, Americans are done repeating history only to make 0 headway with the pandemic. So, this poll reveals 4 major lessons US citizens have learned to date:
Mother Nature can’t be controlled
Doubling down on COVID safety protocols even as they they continue to fail, will not help control case counts or mortality by any order of magnitude
Public health officials were guessing most of the time which is why their guidance did nothing to change the trajectory of the pandemic
COVID is essentially endemic and should be treated as such
Regarding Mother Nature- Public health officials were foolish for thinking they could control the unbounded limits of energies bigger than themselves. In that context, all efforts to restore order were driven by ego and hubris equating to sheer acts of folly. Specifically, control, or at least the illusion of control with protective measures. Said differently, leaders propagated a narrative of safety based easy-to-do personal protective interventions. However, this manufactured safe-asylum predicated on masking, school closures, and vaccination policies didn’t change the orientation of Mother Nature. Ironically, she accomplished her goals, thus ravaging the global populace without regard.
Regarding failed COVID protocols- In medicine it has long been known the dose makes the poison. So, doubling down on a medication, or intervention when they’ve initially proven ineffective often increases consequence. Paradoxically, exactly that was done during this pandemic. Case in point, 2 weeks to flatten the curve evolved into months of unfounded lockdowns. Cloth masking turned into N95ing. 2 doses of vaccine turned into three, with a potential 4th in the pipeline. All that, only to learn from a recently published Johns Hopkins study that those interventions at best had a measly 2% impact on the pandemic’s course.
Regarding public health officials guessing- This is simple. You see, as a result of such reckless behavior by these professionals, trust in public health, vaccines, and medicine will be ruined for at least a generation, if not a lifetime. The end.
Regarding COVID being endemic- Omicron is quickly turning this pandemic, endemic. Compared to Delta there is a 91% , 74%, 53% reduced risk of death, ICU stay, and hospital admission respectively. It’s time to get back to normal.
Now some final observations.
Moving on. With all of that, it’s clear America is learning. For instance, in light of Omicron conferring mild symptoms to most, a majority now understand it no longer makes sense to delay meeting the virus with mask mandates, or by boosting (if boosters were even effective). In other words, an inevitable brush with the virus for most bestows robust natural immunity, not death or ventilation, so it’s time open up society, unmask, ditch the vaccine mandates at work, to travel, or to enter public spaces. At this point, any pejorative noise is invalid.
Another lesson learned by Americans. They now understand continuing to mask children and close schools is causing more harm than good. Parents are seeing their children’s mental health take a nose dive. That evidenced by a 59% increase in diagnosis of clinically significant anxiety since the beginning of the pandemic in a recent study.
America is about to make a big shift. People are watching, listening, and learning. From the trials and tribulations over the past 2+ years judgements have been made. Americans are done with COVID restrictions that clearly don’t work and ready to return to normal.
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