March 11, 2021, marks one year since the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a global lockdown. While normal life feels like a lifetime ago, hope is on the horizon that a return to life as we knew it could soon be within reach.
The U.S. has purchased 100 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine, which could help President Biden deliver on his promise to have enough vaccines for every American adult by the end of May. States who have been rationing their vaccine supplies for months have been told to prepare for a supply surge in April.