By Joel Mathis, The Week

Pandemic lulls aren’t meant to last. There are new signs that the United States might — emphasis on might — be about to undergo another spike in COVID-19 cases. The CDC this week confirmed that wastewater sampling is showing increased amounts of virus in cities across the country, and a new Omicron subvariant is fueling a fresh wave of illness in Europe. Maybe we’ll see a rise in hospitalizations and deaths again, maybe we won’t, and it’s pointless to panic. But this doesn’t seem like a good moment to let our guard down too much.

Somehow, we’re not prepared.

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