Risking weasel words, it's predicted by those who understand epidemics far better than I do that this virus is here to stay. It may wax and wane, it may diminish in seriousness, it will almost certainly keep mutating, but it won't go away. One fine day a vaccine might be made that stops us from catching it for life. I think that's a long time off. We will live with the virus around, as with colds and flu, for the rest of our lives. Wear a mask if you want to.