Or are they, perhaps, the priesthood, servants of the ghouls who brought us the holy vaxx.

Maybe the role of government is now to simply lay out, and enforce, the new commandments:

Thou shalt accept with joy multiple injections of whatever compound will render unto us the greatest profit.

Thou shalt cover thine face with holy masks, to signify thine compliance with the fad of the day.

Thou shalt maintain a minimum of four cubits distance from other worshipers at all times, unless thou art of the anointed elite.