IMO, it's because vaccinated people have taken this seriously all along, including the long COVID that can come regardless of severity of initial illness. Also: don't know anyone who wants to spend the holidays sick, even if it's mild, even if you don't have much planned.
https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1473346064807772164
I'll get it. I've accepted that. Doesn't mean I *want* to get it. So I do things like wear a mask here in the code purple sea where I live, to avoid guzzling it while picking up groceries or mailing a package. And put off things that involve large crowds of people, for now.
Up until my kids were vaccinated, I was worried about getting it and then giving it to them. I will continue to be worried about friends/family who have immune issues whose worlds are once again more dangerous.
When my booster wears off, if spread is still really bad, I'll be worried about having to be in large crowds of people - which I have to do sometimes for my work in entertainment.
In case you wondered, yes - when my kids were/are in school, I worried about the flu quite a bit and changed our behavior around that too. We get vaccinated, and stopped going to the children's museum in the winter after the kids got sick every single time we went there.
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