Treat the omicron variant with less politics — and less panic | COMMENTARY

Of course, that doesn’t stir the flames of nationalism the way border lockdowns can even if they have proven to be ineffective in the past. Fretting about inequality sounds so, well, liberal. But it’s also at the root of the problem. Americans should remember that even before omicron, the pandemic hadn’t exactly resolved. In Maryland, despite a drop in COVID numbers this fall, cases have been on the rise again with expectations of a winter surge in disease, hospitalizations and deaths. And who is at greatest risk? As always, it’s the unvaccinated. That was true before omicron was ever discovered, and it’s likely to remain true going forward.