In the midst of summer or near the end, the attitude is going to shift a little. You are going to hear more about it, and you might even know someone who actually has it. The difference, this time, is these sores are "noisome and grievous", meaning, they just don't go away like that. In fact, in the Strong's concordance, grievous can mean "blind", and it is said that smallpox "viruses" can cause blindness - just a note for now - I'm not sure if this is the right interpretation.
Anyway, imagine people start to get a little nervous. When the school year starts, COVID protocols are put back into place (or the like), they begin lockdowns again, and we are in Pandemic 2. That is all we hear about. In the midst of this, people are panic buying, famine has begun, and there is more talk about impending World War III.
Again, while people should be able to see the truth that those who took the vaccine are the ones that are getting the sores, they blindly trust and follow the media, and they want someone or something to blame.
By January 2023, according to their plans, there will be around 70 million cases, and 1.3 million deaths - a much quicker and larger toll than COVID if you consider the timeframe. They will "discover" it was all a biological attack, perhaps by some extreme, unvaxxed Christian group...? Hmm...
Hatred will arise and there will be great demand for justice, and of course, they will need a scapegoat, and Revelation talks largely about the persecution of Christians and their coming tribulation.
Hope in the Mid-Tribulation Rapture?
If you believe the vaccine is the mark, then the pre-tribulation is clearly a lie. That leaves us with a few scenarios - the mid-tribulation, the post-tribulation, or something else.