And they refused to listen.
They went out of state to an ocean side town for one my friend's birthdays, ran around like everyone else acting like there's no such thing as a pandemic. Exactly 10 days later (today), one of them is posting about how they woke up coughing and with severe chest pains.
Each time I tried to tell them that they needed to take it seriously, they would shrug it off.
You can't fix stupid.
I think they will find a vaccine for the lambda. The mRNA vaccines are quicker to develop. The masking does suck. Maybe you could wear a nose/mouth respirator instead? It's heavier, but it makes a better seal than any close mask will ever see. You can get n95 and n100 filters.
Herd immunity will come. It won't happen as fast.