Вот так становятся антиваксерами 🙂

всего лишь задавая вопросы. Лучше конечно было начать задавать их раньше, но и на том спасибо.

I am triple-vaccinated, follow COVID rules, strongly reject anti-vaccination talk and especially the many conspiracy theories surrounding COVID - yet I am totally baffled by the measures taken by many local governments and institutions regarding the Omicron variant.
Now, we read about new mask mandates, closures, remote learning and further restrictions due to Omicron. One would expect to be told that this is the result of mass fatalities in the wake of this new variant. But, as we know, the number of fatalities in the United States from Omicron is one - yes, one - an unvaccinated middle-aged man in Texas with an underlying health condition. (This number is a far cry from the delta stain and a far cry from fully-vaccinated, young university students, and most other Americans, many of whom are now subject to the new mandates.)
Out of over 650,000 Omicron cases in the US, only one resulted in death. Every death is a tragedy, but when compared with an average of 3700 fatal car accidents in the US each day and an average of 261 deaths in the US each day from excessive alcohol use, I am perplexed. If one Omicron death in a matter of a week or two prompts the imposition of drastic restrictions and closures, surely we must be consistent and outlaw the driving of cars and the sale of alcohol, which are responsible for hundreds and thousands more times the number of fatalities than Omicron.
What is going on?