Omicron is dying off and based on just how quickly it fell off I'm starting to think we may have finally hit something resembling herd immunity. In California we are at 70 percent fully vaccinated and over 85 percent for one dose. Coupled with all the cases, there probably just aren't that many folks running around who are both unvaxxed and have never had covid.
It also sounds like Omicron was not actually "less serious" but the lower death rate was largely a result of community resistance.
Covid will likely be around for a while like the flu, annual boosters will probably become the norm. The third world hasn't beaten it yet and it's going to be a lingering concern for the immunocompromised.
But I'm calling my shot: I expect by March covid numbers in the US will be low. We probably will see a new variant this summer, but it will really only thrive in areas with low vax rates. Future mask mandates will be short lived based on local spikes.
So yeah, I'm thinking this is probably it, two years later. Hopefully I'm not wrong.

