In the UK, two million people are suffering from long Covid

In the UK, two million people are suffering from long Covid -- 3% of the population.

In the US, the fraction is

around 6% of the population.

It is not clear whether these two measurements are comparable, or what the difference might mean.

What is clear is that governments that yield to public pressure to "stop protecting us and let us ignore the danger" are making a terrible mistake.