Lizhamlin@TRyanGregory how different might things have been if Covid caused unpleasant visible signs of infection.
Diligence JonesLike monkey pox?
Eh.....I dunno.
Folks still got down this summer like shenanigans were going out of style despite all the public health agencies begging people to please not.
I think self-interest plus the success of the 'covid isn't that bad' plus 'the economy is being ruined!' hand-wringing combined to give people permission to stop being careful.
A failure all around.