#SARSCoV2: Yes, we all hope the topic becomes irrelevant soon
But until then, it's important to address it with appropriate protective measures. This page collects some useful info. The criteria for my collection are subjective. I owe so many reliable experts in my personal network. Stay well and enjoy your life for many more years.
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"Corona has gotten mild"??
Reported symptoms associated with the acute phase (= when you are "actually having COVID") have gotten milder, especially since the emergence of the Omicron variant. That's why many people say COVID-19 feels like a common cold. But the effects of the disease on your body and immune system is a different issue from the symptoms we feel. That is why many experts are still very cautious, avoiding infection completely.
For curious minds, here is a great summary of the disease's effect on the immune system with plenty of scientific evidence.
Waste water surveillance
Interesting articles
Sure we shouldn't claim we understand the work from other disciplines completely. Still, our skills in understanding data and statistics travel across disciplines.
 Long COVID is associated with severe cognitive slowing: a multicentre cross-sectional study |  [Preprint] "For classroom equipped with mechanical ventilation system, the RR of infection decreased with the increase in ventilation. Ventilation ranging 10-14 L/s/student reduced the likelihood of infection for students by 80% vs. classroom with only natural ventilation." |
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 [Preprint] "The probability of getting COVID-19 for mask wearers was 7% (97/1463, p=0.002), for non-mask wearers, probability was 52% (158/303, p=0.94)." |  COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning? |
 Limited cross-variant immunity from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron without vaccination |  Italian study shows ventilation can cut school COVID cases by 82% (Link to the original study by the Hume Foundation Thinktank) |