A “safe haven” for the unvaccinated Americans could be as big as a county or district, or as small as a school or religious organization. Think of it as a bubble, like the Olympic village outside Tokyo, where testing, tracing, quarantining and health and safety protocols can be carried out.

What everyone inside the “safe haven” shares is the view that vaccinations remain the key to safety. There are rules that must be followed and procedures to guide everyone to a positive outcome.

As with any community, there must be exceptions. There are some individuals who cannot get the vaccine right now. Children, for example, would be kept in the safe haven until clinical trials ensure that it is appropriate to vaccinate them. And anti-vaccination advocates who have changed their tune in light of COVID-19 family losses and now embrace vaccinations would be welcomed into the safe haven as long as they have proof of vaccination.