Im going to be part of the control group.

That is what Ill be telling my fully vaccinated liberal family when they finally come out of their 13 month hibernation, and I see them for dinner at my sister's house, tomorrow.

Here's what I wont be telling them:

CONTROL GROUP noun (in an experiment or clinical trial) a group of subjects closely resembling the treatment group in many demographic variables but not receiving the active medication or factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when treatment results are evaluated.

And if, by chance, one of them actually knows what control group means, I will demand their praise for being the bravest person in our family, by taking this risk for all of humanity.