"Left-wing outlets have normalized of Covid too, dismissing or even ostracizing people who still take precautions as conspiracy theorists. 'We can’t be in lockdown forever,' has become a common refrain, as if wearing a mask on the subway equals 'lockdown'” https://newrepublic.com/article/177849/biden-democrats-covid-pandemic-2024
Democrats Can’t Keep Ignoring Covid in 2024

A sudden surge of the virus is a stark reminder of two things: The pandemic isn’t over, and it could be part of the referendum on the Biden presidency.

The New Republic
@taylorlorenz reading this while wearing a respirator in a cab home from the pub. There are still some of us taking it seriously, but it's always so depressing reading things like this seeing how normalised doing absolutely nothing has become.