I know there's supposed to be a question and I apologize for not following that. I see a lot of "the data says". I follow a number of different news feeds and information sources. If you want me to qualify them, they are left and right leaning mixed with articles by medical professionals. About 50/50 either way. I started doing that when I realized someone had "dropped some feces in the pool". You have to intentionally look for it. Like it or not, your search history takes you where you want to go.
Disagreement is generally squashed on this topic, which is a good thing, it serves no purpose. I'm not disagreeing, these is just an observations. Like it or not the information pool should be suspect at some level. Person A can find a document, from a medical professional, that supports their view. So can Person B, C, D... People will go with what they want to believe or how they are aligned. I took myself out of alignment years ago. These are difficult times...
For the pandemic, I chose my path and it's worked for me, my family, and the people I work with. We are about 2 years into this "thing" and other than a 2 week round of pretty bad upper respiratory problems in Dec 2019, pre-testing, I've not been sick (no doctor was involved). I typically don't get sick, not even the flu, and I count that as a blessing. At 63, I know that will change one day, sooner than I like to think.
For those on the front lines (Chuck) this must be mind numbingly difficult to deal with.