The protocols for social distancing, masking, shutdowns and so on and so forth were compromises. The veracity of them were proportional to the threat society faced. Today, we have little restrictions because threat is lower. Not the case, at all,, before vaccines and the virus to less lethal versions. Let's not pretend those million died mysteriously or it wouldn't have been much greater without a reaction from society.
It seems our argument is whether we have a level of responsibility to each other or not. There are 335,000,000 of us. Does your right to swing your fist end at spewing droplets on my face?