For anyone who thought the availability of a COVID vaccine or “herd immunity” would lead to a return to anything like normal life in America, guess again. In a recent press conference, President Biden’s press secretary placed no time frame on precautions that many say are devastating the country more than the virus itself. Spokesperson Jan Psaki said,
“I’ll reiterate it here today—it’s not just a vaccine. It’s obviously an incredible medical breakthrough and we want every American to have one, but even after you’re vaccinated, social distancing [and] wearing masks is going to be essential…. And we’ll need to continue communicating about that, through health and medical experts.”
TRENDPOST: The COVID War has taken its toll on the U.S. economy, and if draconian government mandates persist, economic conditions will greatly worsen. As reported in the Trends Journal, the COVID lockdowns drove the U.S. economy down by 3.5 percent into 2020, the worst contraction since 1946. A November 2020 U.S. Census Bureau Small Business Pulse Survey showed that 75 percent of small businesses reported suffering large or moderate negative impacts during the lockdowns.
