After avoiding the corone for the whole pandemic so far, we've finally been exposed. One of my bloke's workmates/minions tested positive so now my bloke is banished to the basement in case he's harbouring disease.
Although 99% of Canberra has, been vaccinated, I would conservatively estimate about 5% of people have the corone. We are getting close to 1000 cases a day in a population of ~450K. That's just the ones that got a test. Testing queues are massive, many aren't bothering, many that do are turned away as centres reach capacity only hours after opening and people are start getting told to only come if they have symptoms. The government has given up listing 'exposure' sites too so no one is informed about what got hit
So going out for shopping or leisure means definate exposure. It would be madness to think it could be avoided until whenever this pandemic ends.
Even if the pandemic does 'end' it will be in name only. Those with naive immune systems (the antivaxxers) will be just as vulnerable as when covid first hit
In just over a week I get my 'booster'. From February I know the chances of getting it will sky-rocket as kids return to school. I'll obviously get the corone at some point but when I do, it will be an unofficial booster of the omicron variant or whatever variant is floating around.