Picture a not-too-distant future when you can book that summer trip to Italy or you don't have to remember to take off your mask for graduation photos. After the past 25 months, forgetting the pandemic for even a little while may sound like a fantasy -- after all, the coronavirus has gotten our hopes up before. [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/21/health/after-omicron-next-pandemic-steps/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/21/health/after-omicron-next-pandemic-steps/index.html)