Read: It would theoretically be salvageable, but under Trump/the Republicans and Biden/the Dems, it won't be.
We had one shot to do it right like China did (Who have been pretty much actually back to normal for months now), but our government on both a federal and state level have just absolutely, royally fucked it all up. Mainly because they were/are too much of greedy, stingy, capitalist assholes to give people the aid they need so that their lives aren't completely destroyed.
After 8 months of annoying-ass variable on/off lockdowns (Instead of doing 1 sustained national lockdown at the beginning), the public will to continue has overall been destroyed, and it ain't comin' back.
Anti-maskers will become anti-vaxxers. Ironically this COULD be prevented by having Trump as president – his voice selling the republicans the vaccine would work. But that ain’t gonna happen now. The Republican base will be anti-vaccine because the Dems are the ones that will be pushing it.
the Democrats were literally gearing up to become anti-vax if Trump were president when it came out. this country is a fuck