This article on Lessons from Covid raises very good questions (link below)

Maybe because humans are animals and not souls with some metaphysical connection to a transcendent and absolute morality?

Or maybe because our culture values money more than life.

Because they choose death. It’s their FREEDUMB.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/28/10-lessons-ive-learned-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/

What jumps out at you?

How utterly naive the author is. Seriously, if we are to overcome the virus of fascism, we need a better vaccine than doe-eyed, pearl-clutching, liberal idealism.

Sarcasm?
I didn't read the whole thing but it seemed like a competent assessment of the situation.