Omicron appears to be mild and highly transmissible. As such it is a golden invitation for the human race to achieve herd immunity the natural way, and relegate Covid to the ranks of seasonal flu. We need only let it run it course and treat it when it strikes, while protecting the vulnerable.

But there's no money or control in that, so they'll perform gene manipulation on everyone, weakening their immunity so that they'll be dependent on more genetic manipulation in order to cope with the new viruses they create in the lab.