Everyone is looking for the "silver bullet" that will kill the virus and return us to "normal" operations. Truth be told, even when the coronavirus no longer has pandemic or epidemic status, we'll likely be wearing masks. I think it will be a cultural phenomenon. This will be especially true when using mass transit, air or train travel.
I'm just hoping that by September 2021, children can be going back to school, which will help everyone — parents, teachers and students — to resume a more disciplined educational environment. For some parents, school attendance equates to child care that allows them to work outside the home.
Earlier today (Dec. 29), President-elect Biden spoke about getting 100 million vaccinations accomplished in the first 100 days of his administration. If you think about the fact that you need two rounds of vaccinations, we'll need 660 million vaccinations if we are to reach everyone in the nation. So even a goal of 1 million vaccinations a day will require the better part of two years to vaccinate everyone.
We will see what the Biden-Harris Administration has "up their sleeve" when it comes to vaccinations, but it will be a test of how things can be done differently with a national strategy, planning and execution behind the effort. Time will tell!
