The problem that should be prevented is the healthcare system from being clogged. It wasn't pretty to begin with before COVID started, and now things are just ugly (i.e. waiting lists, rescheduling vital operations). I guess as I say this, the real question will be what's the excess mortality going to become if we let COVID run unchecked? What's the excess illness going to be (e.g. depression, untreated diseases, etc.)? I don't have good data on this unfortunately.

> I wish we’d get some numbers that we can work towards, in terms of when we can open up society again. This is a very hopeless situation.

I'll give you a number that is kind of pulled out of thin air, but it gets the point across: 95% fully boosted.