His perplexion comes as France grapples with what seems to be its fifth wave of the pandemic, no thanks to first the Delta variant then the Omicron strain. The image resonates widely as an accurate depiction of the sheer fatigue, anguish and restlessness many have felt for the two years that Covid-19 has been around.
Many thought a sense of normalcy would return in 2021. Instead, it saw the rise of the Omicron variant and a re-tightening of safe management measures
A French cartoon of a bedraggled man arriving at a clinic to take a Covid-19 vaccine has been making its rounds online. The man says, “I am here for a fifth shot because of a third wave. Or vice versa”.
