Dr. John Lambert:

I think it is too soon to say. We have gone through the B.1.1.7, Delta, Omicron, BA.1, BA.2, BA.3 and BA.4 variants. Now BA.5 is the variant that is even more infectious. It is surging again in other countries. There are cases of it in Ireland. I suspect that in a week or two we will see the BA.5 variant as being top of the list in terms of the virus that is responsible for the new surge. The virus is not going to go away. It looks like it is going to cycle three times a year and infect everyone. It will not kill them as it was doing before, but it will still affect them. There is a certain disability associated with it.