The Most Likely Timeline For Life To Return To Normal From The Covid-19 Pandemic

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Joe Piunsker, The Atlantic: The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal 

An uncertain spring, an amazing summer, a cautious fall and winter, and then, finally, relief. 
The end of the coronavirus pandemic is on the horizon at last, but the timeline for actually getting there feels like it shifts daily, with updates about viral variants, vaccine logistics, and other important variables seeming to push back the finish line or scoot it forward. 
When will we be able to finally live our lives again?
Pandemics are hard to predict accurately, but we have enough information to make some confident guesses. A useful way to think about what’s ahead is to go season by season. In short: Life this spring will not be substantially different from the past year; summer could, miraculously, be close to normal; and next fall and winter could bring either continued improvement or a moderate backslide, followed by a near-certain return to something like pre-pandemic life.
Here, in more detail, is what Americans can expect daily life to look like for the next four(-ish) seasons. 
WNU Editor: Pandemics tend to burn themselves out after two to three years. Throw in vaccines, and the above timeline makes sense.