On what marks the last full day of Donald Trump's term as President of the United States, this country recorded its 400,000th death due to COVID-19. According to Johns Hopkins University, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 401,174 Americans out of more than 24.2 million who have been infected (24,216,856). This represents a mortality rate of 1.7%.
Naturally it was left to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris to mourn for the dead in a service at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. less than 24 hours before they are to be inaugurated. Both Biden and Harris grieved more in 10 minutes than Trump has in 10 months. The only thing Trump has ever mourned is the loss of his presidency. During the ceremony, 400 electric lamps were lit each representing 1,000 dead Americans. Biden said, "To heal, we must remember."
Unfortunately before we can heal there will be a great deal more hurt. Let us remember that we hit the 300,000 death toll only 36 days ago. While Biden will soon put FEMA in charge of organizing thousands of vaccination centers and mobile vaccination units the earliest they will see the light of day is at the end of February. All of which means there is a very good chance that another 100,000 could die during Biden's first four to five weeks in office taking the death toll up to half a million.
With that said Biden has been up front and clear in stating, "Things will get worse before they get better." None of this rounding the turn nonsense and nor any proclamations that COVID-19 will just disappear like a miracle.
Biden will bear responsibility for the bad news. Which is more than Trump ever did. Only 16 hours and 15 minutes before America has a responsible President again.
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