First it was "15 days to slow the spread." Then it was "Eh, maybe another 45 days." Then it became "This will end when we say it does and don't you stupid peasants even think of asking for it to be over."
Now a major drug executive is arguing that, so long as enough people get enough shots of the drug his company produces, the pandemic will be over just in time for the 2022 pumpkin spice latte season:
Moderna Inc Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel thinks the coronavirus pandemic could be over in a year as increased vaccine production ensures global supplies, he told the Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
"If you look at the industry-wide expansion of production capacities over the past six months, enough doses should be available by the middle of next year so that everyone on this earth can be vaccinated. Boosters should also be possible to the extent required," he told the newspaper in an interview.
Vaccinations would soon be available even for infants, he said.
"Those who do not get vaccinated will immunize themselves naturally, because the Delta variant is so contagious. In this way we will end up in a situation similar to that of the flu. You can either get vaccinated and have a good winter. Or you don't do it and risk getting sick and possibly even ending up in hospital."
Asked if that meant a return to normal in the second half of next year, he said: "As of today, in a year, I assume."
Strange how this keeps moving up: Fauci last December said the U.S. would be back to a semblance of "normality" by the end of this year, where by February he was predicting the start of 2022.
Now apparently it's been moved to next fall.
How far forward do you think the next adjustment will take us? Start a betting pool with your coworkers just for fun's sake!
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