TEASING COVID
An increasing number of friends and relatives have caught Covid-19, fortunately for them, the Omicron variant. Elderly, but vaccinated and boosted, they reported flu-like symptoms for less than a week and have recovered quickly. The vaccine seems to offer an acceptable protection and as a result Covid Omicron no longer looks so scary and disruptive. There is a new narrative in the media and government circles, that we will all get contaminated with the milder version (possibly several times!), so get on with our life. Some of my friends agree and are becoming fatalist. They consider relaxing social distancing to reclaim the old normal and our pre-pandemic routine. In my building, many have decided that Omicron was no longer a big deal and they show their new found confidence by riding mask-less in the elevator in spite of the rules. Actually, even for those ready to take risks to nag Omicron, restrictions still exist. Ev...