The Latest Covid Wave May Peak Before Biden's Inauguration
When the president-elect swears the oath in January, the coronavirus pandemic may be on the wane. In the meantime, though, a lot of bad things can happen.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receive a briefing from the transition Covid-19 advisory board on November 09, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images North AmericaThere’s a very good chance that, by the time President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, the Covid-19 pandemic will be on the retreat. In the meantime, it can still wreak an awful lot of havoc.
The vaccine that Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced some very positive news about today is not the main reason for the above assertion. It and the other vaccines in development are unlikely to be rolled out quickly enough to make a huge difference by the third week of January.