It isn't good timing as he's making his decision I guess, but for all our sakes I'd like to think that by the end of the Summer we will be much more like normal again.
This is still a serious disease but with the vast majority of the vulnerable vaccinated now for me we need to be opening up over the Summer again. Actually IMO the main threat is from variants going forward; but vaccination across the world is the way forward. Aus and NZ haven't really bitten that bullet yet but they will have to.