Aftermath

What will life be like in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic? Will we reset our “new normal” back to the way it was in the “before times” (2019), or has society fundamentally changed? Will we ever stop using masks? When will social distancing become a thing of the past? Will we all eventually succumb to the dreaded contagion? Will mass vaccinations and prior infections lead to a modicum of herd immunity? Will the coronavirus continue to mutate with ferocious speed? Will hospitals recover? What lessons have we learned to prepare ourselves for the next inevitable pandemic?