DU Poll: Is it time we accept Covid is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives

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30. I think what sometimes gets lost

in the noise is some very basic facts.
Covid is a virus, nothing magic or supernatural about it. It will propagate, mutate and follow trends like all others before it on those particular points.
It's effectiveness will likely deteriorate over time (in general), and so will it's propagation patterns that are driven by human behaviors and movements. The rise, spread and demise of each variant is quite predictable and we don't need any new methods for covid specific models for those particular data points.
We have probably broken the standard models a little bit with the massive mitigation efforts though. I'm not sure how that affects the numbers we see at this point.
All that aside, it will follow the same typical lifecycle as all others before it. How deadly it will remain is the only real question.
It is of my opinion that we need to take care of ourselves and family members individually as we see fit and just move on finally. This thing has wrecked most of the planet, and the public overall has grown very weary of anything covid.