If we treated this vaccine like every other before it and required it to attend schools and public places, then this would have been over a long time ago. We also need a comprehensive approach to the third world countries to stop any mutations. Anyone who says we shouldnt mandate this shit is a fucking idiot. This was politicized by a fucking orange buffoon and no one who opposes mandates can explain why with any sort of rational or reasonable basis. Its just fucking stupid. If any President before or after had been President at the time the shit hit the fan, we would have required masks everywhere, we would have mandated the vaccine, and we would have focused on getting the vaccines to third world nations. There would have been no hesitation, no complications. It would have saved millions of lives around the world. The idiot anti-vaxxers and anti-mandaters would have stayed in their basements and been told to shut the fuck up. And everyone would have moved forward without all of the stupidity that we currently are dealing with because an orange con man didnt want to lose an election more than he cared about public health. There are no two sides to this.
We went to Italy in November and it was wonderful. Everyone wearing masks. Everyone showing their vax cards to get into places. It was amazing to watch everyone act normal like it used to be - everyone pulling together to take care of each other and allow the world to move forward.