Alternatively, continued wearing of masks and observing basic hygiene - it's absurd we're politicizing WASHING YOUR HANDS or NOT GOING TO WORK WHILE BEING SYMPTOMATICALLY SICK - can also drive pathogens out of existence.

The anti-covid measures likely led to the extinction of at least one strain of human influenza [1], it is likely that this feat could be repeated. There is no need at all for the massive economic impact that flu and other transmittable diseases have - back in 2017/18 for example, the flu caused a noticeable slowdown in economic growth in Germany [2], and we all see just how badly COVID is still fucking up economies worldwide.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/covid-may-have-pushe...

[2] https://www.reuters.com/article/deutschland-konjunktur-einka...