National may be in peril

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Originally Posted by maniac_73

So whats the end game then? If nothing is 100% effective will we just have masks and restrictions in place for the rest of time?

I think the hope is that as a significant number of people get vaccinated and as treatments improve, it will be something that can be lived with (like the flu) without significant restrictions in place. Although in some Asian countries, mask wearing when someone is sick has been common practice which is likely part of the reason the spread wasn't as bad in places like South Korea and Japan than it was in the US.