Push for normalcy wins out in COVID wars

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https://fox4kc.com/news/push-for-normalcy-wins-out-in-covid-wars/?fbclid=IwAR1WqYM3lJb4Y6lehi-lGBlIGiZHY5tbPsVcVtNYfIsoIU_fr0AIyHGcQ7g

A year ago, there was widespread optimism as cases were so low that the virus seemed on the verge of being defeated. Yet mitigation measures, namely masks and vaccination requirements, remained in place.

Now, almost all masks or vaccine requirements have been deliberately abandoned or overturned in court. The U.S. is averaging about 100,000 new cases every day, but movie studios are releasing summer blockbusters to packed theaters, families are celebrating weddings, and bars and restaurants are full.

Living with the threat of a COVID-19 infection has become the new normal for Americans who are ready to move on.

“People are tired of the changes that they’ve had to make to their lives related to COVID-19 and so eager to get back to normal,” said Mercedes Carnethon, an epidemiologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine