A young girl sits inside a social distancing circle at a New York City park on May 22, 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic. | Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Herd immunity isn’t the right goal. Here are the right metrics.

Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared “mission accomplished” with Covid-19 — announcing that Texas would fully reopen “EVERYTHING” and lift its mask mandate. The decision was quickly criticized by experts and public officials, with President Joe Biden describing the move as “Neanderthal thinking.”

At the same time, America’s coronavirus outbreak is truly improving. Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are down, and vaccination rates are up. So maybe it’s not that unreasonable to ask: When will this be over? When can we get back to normal — and when should states reopen to help make that happen?

Experts told me there’s still a