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i mean it seems like by late january omicron will have already peaked in the states, so it's too late regardless

Yeah, that's what I'm figuring. We're already seeing the evidence that the omicron wave will clearly be receding by the end of January pretty much everywhere except some of the midwest/mountain west states. Here in Northern Virginia it's already trending down sharply and the rest of Virginia is now beginning to follow. Positivity rate is declining. But it's still better to have them than not for the "endemic phase" that may or may not be beginning. And even with a decline this wave will continue into at least March if Omicron provides solid protection against further infection from Omicron.

And there's always a chance of another major variant appearing that evades immunity from both Omicron and Alpha/Delta/Wuhan variant lineages.

On a personal note I still have yet to feel symptoms that would make me think I'm infected and have had no close exposures, so I still have never been tested even once this whole pandemic.