The Other Side of COVID-19 Pt. 2: When are we going back to normal?

One question that was on the minds of many, especially during the beginning of this pandemic is when will we go back to normal? When will we be able to resume our lives without masks, social distancing, and the ever-present fear of catching COVID-19? This question has seemed to almost fade to the background as weeks turned into months, and there was, and still is an idea of a new normal or a COVID normal. In this video, I examine the shifting goalposts throughout the pandemic, and whether or not we will truly go back to normal.

***Reupload from September 5, 2020***

Sources
Flatten the Curve/Slow the Spread
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/11/flattening-curve-coronavirus/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/01/lockdown-coronavirus-california-data/
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/coronavirus/article242762861.html

Original COVID-19 Death Predictions Without Government Intervention
https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-death-predictions-analysis-modeling-pandemic-2020-4
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/01/trump-coronavirus-millions-saved-160814

COVID-19 Death Count
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/

Squishing the Curve/Prevent the Spread
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/new-zealand-isnt-just-flattening-the-curve-its-squashing-it/2020/04/07/6cab3a4a-7822-11ea-a311-adb1344719a9_story.html
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https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/preventing-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus
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https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/574-20/mayor-de-blasio-covid-19-checkpoints-enforce-new-york-state-quarantine-orders

Vaccine
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/02/health/cdc-covid-19-vaccine-distribution/index.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/02/909014567/cdc-asks-states-to-plan-for-potential-vaccine-distribution-starting-in-late-octo
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/21/trump-administration-accelerates-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-to-be-available-beginning-in-october.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/04/most-people-likely-wont-get-a-coronavirus-vaccine-until-the-middle-of-2021.html

Back to Normal after Vaccine
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-new-normal
https://www.axios.com/fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-end-of-2021-normal-f0bb2126-d304-498b-9951-f2b2989d0f8b.html
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/story/2020-07-26/q-a-an-update-on-the-race-for-a-covid-19-vaccine-scripps-research-immunologist-dennis-burton

Gates: Back to Normal After Vaccine
https://tbsnews.net/coronavirus-chronicle/life-will-not-return-normal-without-vaccine-bill-gates-105484
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/24/bill-gates-were-not-even-halfway-through-coronavirus-pandemic.html
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/health_wellness/black-people-should-be-second-in-line-vaccination/article_0a6ec93c-bd4b-11ea-abb0-231bcac05bb5.html

No Going Back to Normal
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/23/who-warns-theres-no-going-back-to-old-normal-as-coronavirus-accelerates-in-three-countries.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/who-warns-a-coronavirus-vaccine-alone-will-not-end-pandemic.html
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068941
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-news-about-the-pandemic-were-not-getting-back-to-normal-any-time-soon/
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/22/dr-anthony-fauci-warns-the-coronavirus-wont-ever-be-totally-eradicated.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52643682

Bill Gates: Climate Change and COVID-19
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/Climate-and-COVID-19
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-climate-change-worse-than-coronavirus-bill-gates-20200807-xjtx4s7u7zbmfojflrlatzwnku-story.html
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Pope Francis: Climate Change, COVID-19, and the Common Good
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/europe/pope-francis-coronavirus-nature-response-intl/index.html
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/21/world/science-health-world/pope-says-coronavirus-spark-new-environmental-awareness/
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http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html