Is It Time to Start Meeting In Person Again? March 16, 2021 The one-year anniversary of COVID-19 reaching and impacting life in North America came and went this month, bringing with it time to reflect on all that was lost the last year. Now, a year out from the initial wave of infections in North Americas, things are starting to improve. In the U.S., as of March 15, more than 21% of the population has already gotten at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, with almost 12% of the population already fully inoculated against the virus. More good news came last week when President Joe Biden announced that the federal government would make vaccines available to all adults, regardless of age or risk level, starting on May 1.