from "The Waste Land", by T S Eliot:
April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memories and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain...
Eliot and his wife caught the Spanish Flu in 1918 and survived. It was a pandemic, which killed millions. He wrote most of The Waste Land during his recovery.
This April is cruel with COVID-19. In my county there have been zero new cases in the past 7 days. About 15% of the population in this neck of the woods has had the series of vaccinations, and I expect the percentage will keep going up. But will it go above 50%? I would be pleasantly surprised to see it.
Many fine people in my county have no intention of getting a vaccination. One cannot say what the future holds for our unvaccinated population. Maybe they will be just fine. Dr. Anthony Fauci would probably say, "Don't bet on it".