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Let's remember that the best case for vaccinated people is Covid recovery. Wilful ignorance of the best case would be unwise.

https://cbs12.com/news/local/new-covid-variant-detected-in-a...

> "Omicron is acting like a super booster," Unnasch said. "People who have gotten omicron are going to be really well protected against infection, not just disease moving forward, which is a really good sign."

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The best case is never catching COVID again. Even vaccinated people put themselves at risk (albeit less than non-vaccinated people) if they catch COVID intentionally. No one recommends just going out there and catching COVID. But when proof of vaccination systems allow for it, some people do it anyway and some of them die instead.

Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2557/

Not going to happen with a coronavirus, even with self-isolation forever.

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