The drastic drop in new cases reflects growing herd immunity which should be reached soon.
What about what’s going on in Europe.
Probably true. But we saw a drastic drop in cases and deaths in the summer of 2020 as well. Came back with a vengeance by the winter. Of all places NY should have a strong herd immunity given the population density and wide spread of the virus early on. But still having problems.
Hopefully a combination of factors will kill this off soon. Spanish flu had at least 3 waves over 3 years but there were no vaccines and poor treatments 100 years ago.
It’s leveling off, at a number we don’t like. New York is OK, but cases at the Jersey shore and upstate NJ are still problematic, the places where people went to get away from NY. That to me shows that people are letting their guard down because the sea breeze is blowing or they’re in another beautiful place.
The important thing to remember about speed is that it keeps the mutations from forming and gaining a foothold simply by stopping the disease before it can mutate. Michigan and Florida are now showing the most mutation cases.
We have the triple whammy of Passover, Easter, and spring break coming, with all the travel and group gatherings that they entail.
Yup—I am just waiting this out with no vaccine.
Sometimes problems really do go away—with a little patience.