Your “pursuit of happiness” doesn’t really mean you get to dictate the rules of society until you feel comfortable enough to not be afraid.
Do other people's pursuit of happiness mean that they get to put the community in danger which then results in even more draconian emergency responses? Do other people's right to express their freedom mean that it's okay when it infringes on my own liberty as well? Their liberty should not come at the expense of mine.
All the tools are available to you to make covid a small concern to you personally.
They are, and I employ them, but I'm concerned about more than just me. I'm concerned about everyone else too because I'm forced to live with everyone else and that is the reality we must deal with. I'm not the only factor in this equation.
Look man, if you are afraid to do what you want to do despite all the protections available to you, that’s on you now. That is a choice you are making. Blaming other people is nonsense. You are capable of protecting yourself and doing basically what you want. If you choose not to do that, so be it.
Being afraid to do what I want to do despite all the protections available to me? What does being afraid have to do with any of this?
If I get into an accident, there is a high chance that I won't have the proper emergency care available to me because it's currently being taken up by many others who could have easily and cheaply avoided it.
If I want to live life normally, I can't because the government has imposed social distancing and attendance limits (depending on what state I'm in) due to so many people being unvaccinated and causing a strain on the health care system. Compare that with the UK, which has a higher vaccination rate, which does not have a hospital crisis, and whose citizens are currently more free than many Americans.
Blaming other people is not nonsense when there is a direct cause and effect relationship between their poor choices and the hardships we all have to face now because of it. Personal responsibility is an important pillar of a functional society that holds people accountable for their actions.