After each new infection wave arrives and does it's damage the nations infrastructure takes a major hit. At the same time parroting the go back to work/normal mantra is insuring the next wave. The nation keeps taking hits because we are not now or have ever been serious about stopping the virus. If and when a more universal vaccine arrives and over 90 % take that vaccine, again, if it gets here, then maybe we can stop the national decay spiral. Doesn't look good so far.