Once the Trump nonsense was cleared out and our medical folks allowed to work unimpeded, things have moved forward quickly. Even with a sizable chunk of the population reluctant or recalcitrant about the vaccines, things are moving forward.

It took a lot of work to reach this point, and now that we're looking around we're seeing that much of the rest of the world isn't in as happy a place. India is a hot mass of smoky cremation pyres. Trump was no good at sharing with others and when Biden came into office he was busy trying to counteract the Trump effect. Now it is time to help others - and the fastest way would be to open up the patents so other countries can make the vaccine. This is a point where extremely rich and well-positioned American and European companies must be persuaded to share the bounty and help rid the world of COVID.

Easier said than done.