Brian Castrucci: Why our worst fears about Covid in 2022 weren’t realized. - NBCNewsTHINK
2022 was bad — but it could have been worse. This essay is part of anwhat Covid-19 would do next
. While the vaccines were offering lifesaving relief, it wasn’t clear if they would hold against new variants and whether we wouldn’t all soon be returning to mass closures. Even though none of the worst-case scenarios occurred this past year, what did happen was a continuing global disaster and tragedy.doomsday variant emerged to make our vaccines useless
, hospitals and morgues were not completely overwhelmed, the world’s economies did not collapse under the strain of a spiraling pandemic. While four years of crisis have left many people in a state of numb indifference, it is important to rememberIt was better because of the unyielding dedication of the federal, state and local governmental public health agency workforce — officials, clinicians, staff and volunteers, from top leaders on down. In public and behind the scenes, they did the vital work of preventing infection and caring for the sick.
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