With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 casting its evil spell across the globe, it is an opportune moment to misquote Shakespeare and ask: ‘Will no one rid me of this turbulent disease?’ Alas, many epidemiologists fear that COVID will be with us for many years to come, so society has to find ways of accommodating this modern pestilence.
That ‘accommodation’ of COVID can be irksome, but it can be done. Booster jabs, checks before and after travelling to the US and mask-wearing during the event allowed I/ITSEC 2021 to take place in Orlando from 28 November to 2 December 2021.