It was foolish to think something like covid was just going to "go away." Especially with our current administration in the U.S. It's still going... this was never a race. It was a marathon. And many folx are still following behind.
The Creatively MaladjustedNot only is COVID an ongoing pandemic, albeit a quieter one than it used to be, we also have to worry about measles, RSV, TB, et al with a kneecapped CDC. Immunocompromised & otherwise vulnerable people are a lot more common than you might think.