| Comment | The social distancing shouldn't be necessary once vaccines are widespread enough, but CV19 is likely to be endemic now and we're basically going to be in a world where seasonal colds are potentially a lot more serious. So I think mask wearing will generally remain normalised, but not mandated - so yes like Asian countries.
There's a lot of unknowns - such as the impact of the vaccine on asymptomatic carriers, how the different virus strains might be evolving (it could become a lot less serious). But it's also not just about CV19, the disease has highlighted how bad we are at spreading airborne infections, and CV19 is but the latest in a series of such pandemics, we have to be ready for the next one.
Of course I'm assuming everyone (society, government) is sensible and logical. |
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