Thinking Aloud
There is reason to be upbeat for 2023
There is a sense that no matter how bleak the road ahead may seem, there is help at hand
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Vaccinations have kept the virus at bay, although new variants continue to pose a challenge, especially for the elderly.
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On the last day of the year, three Decembers ago, a short news report on a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China, hardly raised eyebrows.
Within weeks, the coronavirus led to closed borders, grounded international air travel, and would eventually keep families apart for months, even years.
