COVID-19: Is the End in Sight? May 20, 2021 May 3, 2021 May 5, 2021 SecurityEditor) • April 27, 2021 Regina Phelps, founder, Emergency Management and Safety Solutions COVID-19 infections and death rates are down in the United States, and the percentage of vaccinated citizens is rising. Does this mean the end of the pandemic is finally in sight? Not quite, says continuity planning expert Regina Phelps, who explains why. There are parts of the world where the pandemic is rampant – described by some as the “darkest days of the pandemic.” And even in the U.S., the struggle to administer vaccines fast enough to thwart the spread of COVID-19 variants continues, Phelps points out.