Jan 6, 2021
New York – As we head into a new year, this much is patently clear: COVID-19 is not just going to disappear, as outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested it would. Although there has been a substantial economic recovery from the depths of the initial lockdowns last spring, the losses to GDP and employment around the world are enough to make this the second- or third-worst downturn of the last 100 years. And this is true even as it appears increasingly clear that an effective vaccine is in the offing.
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