Updated 28-Jun-2024
Yes, it will take that long, but also yes, we will achieve normalcy once again.
Repurcussions of this crisis precipitated by disgraced former president Trump will echo long into the 2020s and beyond, as a scar. Yes it will take that long.
2021? forget about it. 2022? Still reeling from the pandemic, and maybe everyone is vaccinated by then, or at least 70% of the earth. Only in 2023 can we see an actual recovery and return to a standard of capability. Grin and bear it folks, we certainly are. Have to. Nothing else to do.