@jhine - yes, I agree with your recent comment.
Typically, modern medicine cannot eradicate viruses. Since the mid 80s scientists have been working on a cure for HIV but the HIV virus is still around, infecting new people every year.
Off the top of my head, the only virus that's been successfully eradicated is smallpox.
COVID will likely be with us for many years to come. We must learn how to live with it, it's as simple as that.
I would argue that social rules should be relaxed three weeks after all the most vulnerable people have been vaccinated. Of course, people can still choose to wear face masks if they wish but this shouldn't be mandatory, IMO.