Looking at where we are now it is apparent that Covid is far more deadly say than the standard winter flu. At the same time, however, a good portion of the population have been vaccinated - not to say those who are refusing the vaccine aren't a hazard to themselves and others. We need to be mindful of protecting, as best we can, those who are vulnerable to this diabolical virus.
That said though do we now need to start thinking about getting back to some sort of normality? Do we really want to be wearing face masks for the rest of our lives? None of us can ever say we've never had a common cold, in fact over our life time we'll get many cold infections. As Covid isn't going to just go away, I am guessing therefore that we will all get Covid at some point and whether this makes us mildly ill or very sick will depend on a number of factors such as have we been fully vaccinated, what new variants are around at the time, our general health, etc.